Scientists led by Botond Roska at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) and collaborators have identified genetic pathways and compounds capable of protecting cone photoreceptors from the degeneration that underlies conditions like age-related macular degeneration.
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20,000 lab-grown human retinas reveal how cone photoreceptor cells resist degeneration
March 30, 2026
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