Gene Therapy Looks Promising for Diabetic Retinopathy

[Bilash]

Gene therapy could provide an effective alternative for controlling severe diabetic retinopathy, researchers say. The therapy induces cells to make an antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) molecule similar to ranibizumab, said Charles Wykoff, MD, PhD, deputy chair of ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas.

[Dev Narayan]

@bilash Anti-VEGFs delivered in intravitreal injections can effectively treat very severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy in patients without diabetic macular edema. Yet the disease remains the leading cause of blindness among people of working age