Recently, we have been treated to structures ... retinal from protruding from the protein upon isomerization, thereby forcing the protein to adapt to the all-trans conformation of the chromophore.

The discovery of these genes has highlighted the role of new biological pathways in retinal structure and function. The identification of the genes underlying inherited retinal disease is an ...

the Novus Varia allows the retinal specialist to select a specific wavelength that will reach and be maximally absorbed by the target chromophore while minimally absorbed by competing chromophores.