Sight gone, but not necessarily lost? Researchers find life in blood-starved retinas
Friday, October 30, 2009 - 13:49
in Health & Medicine
Like all tissues in the body, the eye needs a healthy blood supply to function properly. Poorly developed blood vessels can lead to visual impairment or even blindness. While many of the molecules involved in guiding the development of the intricate blood vessel architecture are known, only now are we learning how these molecules work and how they might affect sight.