A team of investigators found that sigma 1 receptor, which is known to protect cells […]
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According to the company, pegcetacoplan demonstrated continuous and clinically meaningful effects at month 18 in […]
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UK-first procedure involved surgically inserting a 2mm microchip beneath the patient’s retina and fitting them […]
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AGTC’s Clarity Clinical Trials are studying gene therapies, which are treatments that replace a mutated […]
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LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MeiraGTx Holdings Plc (NASDAQ:MGTX), a […]
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Purpose : Achromatopsia is a rare autosomal recessive inherited retinal disease characterized by low visual acuity, photophobia, […]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Byooviz (ranibizumab-nuna) as the first biosimilar […]
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The case of a second patient with late-stage retinitis pigmentosa who experienced visual recovery after […]
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Summary: A new type of neuron in the mammalian retina has been discovered. The new cell, […]
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Summary: A once-weekly three-minute exposure to long-wave deep red light activates mitochondria in the retina, helping […]
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