Degenerative eye disease
Researchers at John Hopkins Medicine are experimenting with the possibility of restoring degenerative eye disease in humans after examining a zebrafish’s ability to grow new eye tissue when tweaking its immune system. After inducing a human retinal disease into a zebrafish and regulating its immune system, researchers found a 30 percent regenerative increase. Jeffery Mumm, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, explains “zebrafish and human eyes are remarkably similar,” which leaves researchers optimistic about the future of human eye health.
