Connie Cepko | Eye Development and Blindness

2,935 views · Published 26 November 2013 · 1:24 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: Harvard Medical School · 2013 · Education

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Preventing vision loss by exploring the basic processes of eye development and function

Connie Cepko, professor of genetics and neuroscience, loves making discoveries and designing experiments. She studies the eye and its early development and is working to slow down and prevent the onset of blindness. This video is part of a series in which researchers explain the importance of their work: http://hms.harvard.edu/research/science-matters.

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