Novel therapeutic options for human diseases

In the human disease retinitis pigmentosa the photoreceptors degenerate, leading to blindness. Electrical prostheses can elicit visual sensations in patients; however, processes secondary to photoreceptor death lead to pathological rhythmic activity in the remaining retinal network that seems to interfere with this therapeutic approach. We study and characterize signal transmission in both healthy and diseased mouse retina and, in co-operation with partners from universities and from within the Forschungszentrum, aim at developing improved prosthetic devices.

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Letzte Änderung: 21.03.2022