From repair to relay: Human retinal organoids re-couple a severed optic nerve.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Restoring vision after complete optic nerve transection has long seemed out of reach. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Gong et al.<sup>1</sup> now show that human retinal organoids transplanted into the lesion form a chimeric host-graft bridge capable of supporting partial, graft-dependent visual function in adult rats.
Medical subject headings
- Organoids
- Retina
- Optic Nerve
- Optic Nerve Injuries