Hereditary Eye Diseases: Gene Therapy Cure Achromatopsia and Leber’s Congenital Amaurocis
The retina (Thin layer of neural cells covering the back two-thirds of the eyeball.) contains two types of photoreceptors: Rods and cones. Approximately 125 million rod receptors, located mostly at the periphery of the retina, more sensitive to light than cones, but not able to differentiate among colors, and not able to perceive shades of ...