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| Sunday, 30 January 2005 09:54 | | BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
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Experiments carried out by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Manchester claim to have found how to make eye cells sensitive to light, opening new ways to treat some forms of blindness.
The researchers found that activating a protein called melanopsin made other cells in the retina sensitive to light.
Professor Ron Douglas of City University in London said: "Much effort is being put into both retinal transplants and even electronic light-sensitive implants.
"However, both approaches are a long way from being clinically effective and they may never be so.
"The current research suggests another possible line of therapy. The resulting 'vision' may well be little more than black and white light sensitivity, but it would be a start”.
Professor Chris Inglehearn, professor of molecular ophthalmology at Leeds University, said: "This is highly significant. They are getting at the primary process of what makes a cell sensitive to light”.
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