Unlike old treatment methods that only slow down the development of the disease, the new procedure will not require surgical intervention and will return to lose sight.
A new study in mice in the United States shows that therapy that “Golden Dust” It may have the potential in age treatment related to macular degeneration and other eyes, Sciencealert reports.
Macular degeneration is one of the major causes of loss of vision in adults. It is damaging to the macula – part of the retina rich in photosensitive photoreceptors, leading to fuzzy vision.
Existing treatment methods only slow down the development of the disease, but the lost vision cannot be restored. The new method is a new type of retinal prosthesis with the ability to restore vision without complex surgical interventions or gene change.
The essence of the procedure is the introduction of ultra -thin gold nanoparticles, which are thousands of thinner than human hair, in the vitreous eye body. Particles are covered with antibodies that direct them to specific retinal cells. Thereafter, the infrared laser affects the eyes, which activates the nanoparticles, mimics the operation of photoreceptors. In the future, the laser can be built on special glasses.
In rats with genetic retinal disorders, the procedure showed slight restoration of vision. Researchers noted that nanoparticles remain in the retina for months without significant poisoning and successfully stimulate the visual system.
Despite the encouraging results, the study is still in the early stages, and the path to its use is long, but technology has a great potential and can be the basis for developing new photo -real prostheses -for example, in the form of wearable points.
The study was published in the Journal Journal ACS.
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