Evolution of adaptive optics retinal imaging

DR Williams, SA Burns, DT Miller… - Biomedical Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
This review describes the progress that has been achieved since adaptive optics (AO) was
incorporated into the ophthalmoscope a quarter of a century ago, transforming our ability to …

Promises and pitfalls of evaluating photoreceptor-based retinal disease with adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO)

N Wynne, J Carroll, JL Duncan - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2021 - Elsevier
Adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) allows visualization of the living
human retina with exquisite single-cell resolution. This technology has improved our …

Imaging transplanted photoreceptors in living nonhuman primates with single-cell resolution

E Aboualizadeh, MJ Phillips, JE McGregor… - Stem Cell Reports, 2020 - cell.com
Stem cell-based transplantation therapies offer hope for currently untreatable retinal
degenerations; however, preclinical progress has been largely confined to rodent models …

Optogenetic therapy restores retinal activity in primate for at least a year following photoreceptor ablation

JE McGregor, K Kunala, Z Xu, PJ Murphy, T Godat… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
All retina-based vision restoration approaches rely on the assumption that photoreceptor
loss does not preclude reactivation of the remaining retinal architecture. Whether extended …

Suppressing Retinal Remodeling to Mitigate Vision Loss in Photoreceptor Degenerative Disorders

RH Kramer - Annual Review of Vision Science, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Rod and cone photoreceptors degenerate in retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular
degeneration, robbing the visual system of light-triggered signals necessary for sight …

Comparison of modulation efficiency between normal and degenerated primate retina

Y Yoo, S Cha, YS Goo - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
With electrical stimulation, retinal prostheses bypass dysfunctional photoreceptors and
activate the surviving bipolar or retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Therefore, the effective …

Inducible nonhuman primate models of retinal degeneration for testing end-stage therapies

D Ail, D Nava, IP Hwang, E Brazhnikova… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The anatomical differences between the retinas of humans and most animal models pose a
challenge for testing novel therapies. Nonhuman primate (NHP) retina is anatomically …

Developing non-human primate models of inherited retinal diseases

I Seah, D Goh, HW Chan, X Su - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) represent a genetically and clinically heterogenous group
of diseases that can eventually lead to blindness. Advances in sequencing technologies …

Case Report: Multimodal, longitudinal assessment of retinal structure and function following laser retinal injury

Y Wang, TT La, M Mason, WS Tuten… - Optometry and Vision …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
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Photoreceptor loss does not recruit neutrophils despite strong microglial activation

D Power, J Elstrott, J Schallek - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
In response to central nervous system (CNS) injury, tissue resident immune cells such as
microglia and circulating systemic neutrophils are often first responders. The degree to …