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sábado, 9 de mayo de 2020

Research pinpoints potential new therapeutic target for retinal degeneration

	Ophthalmology / Optometry
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Research pinpoints potential new therapeutic target for retinal degeneration

Multi-disciplinary work led by researchers from Trinity College Dublin has pinpointed a potential new therapeutic target for treating retinal degeneration. The work has discovered that a protein (SARM1) involved in neuronal cell injury may also have a role in the progression of retinal degeneration.

			Scientists introduce novel laser technique for cataract surgery Cataract is among the most widespread eye diseases. According to WHO, up to a third of all visual impairments have to do with cataract.

			Gene therapy could help treat glaucoma, study shows A new study led by the University of Bristol has shown a common eye condition, glaucoma, could be successfully treated with a single injection using gene therapy, which would improve treatment options, effectiveness and quality of life for many patients.

	Study of rare genetic disorder that causes severe eyesight problems Nagano prefecture is home to a group of people effected with a rare genetic neurodegenerative disorder called familial amyloid polyneuropathies. This disease impacts the gene encoding protein transthyretin which is produced in the liver and also eyes.

	A faster and easier treatment option to prevent blindness in preterm infants Babies born prematurely who require treatment to prevent blindness from retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) could be treated with a dose of Avastin (bevacizumab) that is a fraction of the dose commonly used for ROP currently.

	Study shows new diagnostic option for catching degenerative eye disease in its earliest stages A paper published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), "Imaging hydroxyapatite in sub-retinal pigment epithelial deposits by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy with tetracycline staining," demonstrates a potential new diagnostic option for catching a degenerative eye disease in its earliest stages.

	NEI researchers link age-related DNA modifications to susceptibility to eye disease Researchers profiling epigenomic changes in mouse photoreceptors suggest that age-related eye diseases may be linked to gene expression.