CSF-contacting neurons do not possess outer segments present in the rod cells of the eye's retina but have cilia in the same manner as visual cells. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

In Alg mutant embryos, rod cells are initially born but not maintained and undergo programmed cell death indicated in magenta (TUNEL staining). The embargoed text of ...

Scientists at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have discovered that certain retinal cells can rewire themselves when vision begins to deteriorate in ...

Blind mice regained some ability to see after getting transplants of cells taken from the eyes of other mice, strengthening the prospect that it may someday be possible to restore vision in some ...