NIH R01 · 2025
Optical Assessment of Photoreceptor Function and Integrity
Photoreceptors are specialized sensory cells that convert light stimuli to neuronal signal. Diminished responses to light suggest cell damage and death, which lead to poor vision and blindness. Preserving and restoring photoreceptors are meaningful therapeutic targets for retinal degeneration. Diagnosing, managing, and drug development require accurate and reliable assessment of visual function. This multidisciplinary program will develop innovative ophthalmic imaging technologies and novel objective, quantifiable functional biomarkers for cone photoreceptors. The prospect of a sensitive tool for detecting early vision changes and over a short period of time represents a paradigm shift in…
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