Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic condition where the photoreceptors of the eye are destroyed. Which causes the people with this disease blind. Optogenetics are proteins that are introduced to control light. The use of optogenetics are typically used as signals from photoreceptors to the brain. When a person see a light of a certain color, it can be traced with optogenetics and with that knowledged opsin proteins can be used to help people regain so vision. The opsin proteins will cause the neurons to fire and action potential. Overall, it is a way people are able to regain some of their vision. Though people are different and sometimes there may be too much damage to repair.
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