Communications Biology (Jan 2021)

Optogenetic therapy: high spatiotemporal resolution and pattern discrimination compatible with vision restoration in non-human primates

  • Gregory Gauvain,
  • Himanshu Akolkar,
  • Antoine Chaffiol,
  • Fabrice Arcizet,
  • Mina A. Khoei,
  • Mélissa Desrosiers,
  • Céline Jaillard,
  • Romain Caplette,
  • Olivier Marre,
  • Stéphane Bertin,
  • Claire-Maelle Fovet,
  • Joanna Demilly,
  • Valérie Forster,
  • Elena Brazhnikova,
  • Philippe Hantraye,
  • Pierre Pouget,
  • Anne Douar,
  • Didier Pruneau,
  • Joël Chavas,
  • José-Alain Sahel,
  • Deniz Dalkara,
  • Jens Duebel,
  • Ryad Benosman,
  • Serge Picaud

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01594-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Gauvain et al demonstrate that optogenetic therapy using the AAV2.7m8- ChR-tdT construct can partially restore vision in non-human primates to levels above those considered legally-blind. This study enables the identification of the most suitable construct for ongoing clinical trials attempting vision restoration in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.