The novel stem-cell derived retinal organoid provided a new understanding of the disease by showing that damage to retinal pigment epithelium cells is enough to cause neurodegeneration of photoreceptors.
Researchers discovered an immunological connection between the eye and the brain that could lead to new therapeutics for central nervous system diseases.
Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome impairs astronauts’ vision, but new strategies to study the condition in space and on Earth may lead to treatments.