Mikrophysiologisches Retinamodell als Alternative zu Tiermodellen

The visual system is one of the most important human senses. Hence, blindness leads to an unimaginable reduction of life quality. However, most diseases leading to the loss of vision are still incurable, because current models used in ophthalmic research fail to recapitulate the human eye in many crucial aspects. Combining human retinal organoids with Organ-on-a-chip technology may lead to a paradigm shift in the way we study pathogenesis and treatment of retinal diseases.