Promising new treatments for degenerative eye diseases
MSc (Tech) Niina Onnela’s doctoral dissertation explores new methods for preventing eye diseases caused by the dysfunctions of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and restoring vision to blind patients.
On a cellular level, the degeneration of RPE cells is often the prime cause of eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and some forms of retinitis pigmentosa. RPE cell replacement therapy may provide new solutions for the prevention of blinding eye diseases. If blindness cannot be cured, artificial vision provided by retinal implant may be considered.
The full abstract of the dissertation is available at http://www.biomeditech.fi/news/press02.php.
Public defence of a doctoral dissertation on Wednesday, 17 October
The doctoral dissertation of MSc (Tech) Niina Onnela in the field of biomedical engineering “Towards Retinal Repair: Bioelectric Assessment of Retinal Pigment Epithelium in vitro and Electrode Materials for Retinal Implants” will be publicly examined at the Faculty of Science and Environmental Engineering of Tampere University of Technology (TUT) in room RG202 in the Rakennustalo building (address: Korkeakoulunkatu 5, Tampere, Finland) on Wednesday, 17 October 2012 at 12:00.
The opponent will be Professor Ari Koskelainen (Aalto University, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science BECS). Professor Jari Hyttinen from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at TUT will act as Chairman.
Further information:
Niina Onnela, tel. +358 041 4387 919, ">niina.onnela@tut.fi