The Argus® II retinal prosthesis system

YHL Luo, L Da Cruz - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System (Second Sight Medical Products) is the
first prosthetic vision device to obtain regulatory approval in both Europe and the USA. As …

Retinitis pigmentosa: progress in molecular pathology and biotherapeutical strategies

W Liu, S Liu, P Li, K Yao - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is genetically heterogeneous retinopathy caused by
photoreceptor cell death and retinal pigment epithelial atrophy that eventually results in …

Subretinally injected semiconducting polymer nanoparticles rescue vision in a rat model of retinal dystrophy

JF Maya-Vetencourt, G Manfredi, M Mete… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Inherited retinal dystrophies and late-stage age-related macular degeneration, for which
treatments remain limited, are among the most prevalent causes of legal blindness. Retinal …

Emerging biomedical applications of organic light‐emitting diodes

C Murawski, MC Gather - Advanced Optical Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As solid‐state light sources based on amorphous organic semiconductors, organic light‐
emitting diodes (OLEDs) are widely used in modern smartphone displays and TVs. Due to …

Gene therapy beyond luxturna: a new horizon of the treatment for inherited retinal disease

DA Prado, M Acosta-Acero… - Current opinion in …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Gene therapy is an evolving field in medicine and ophthalmology. Its success and
application depends on several factors that are specific to the disease to treat. For now, we …

Photoreceptor cell replacement in macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa: a pluripotent stem cell-based approach

G Gagliardi, KB M'Barek, O Goureau - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2019 - Elsevier
The human retina fails to regenerate and cell-based therapies offer options for treatment of
blinding retinal diseases, such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. The last …

Update on viral gene therapy clinical trials for retinal diseases

SY Cheng, C Punzo - Human gene therapy, 2022 - liebertpub.com
In 2001, the first large animal was successfully treated with a gene therapy that restored its
vision. Lancelot, the Briard dog that was treated, suffered from a human childhood blindness …

Leber congenital amaurosis/early-onset severe retinal dystrophy: current management and clinical trials

MD Varela, TAC de Guimaraes, M Georgiou… - British Journal of …, 2022 - bjo.bmj.com
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a severe congenital/early-onset retinal dystrophy.
Given its monogenic nature and the immunological and anatomical privileges of the eye …

A flexi‐PEGDA upconversion implant for wireless brain photodynamic therapy

DBL Teh, A Bansal, C Chai, TB Toh… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Near‐infrared (NIR) activatable upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) enable wireless‐
based phototherapies by converting deep‐tissue‐penetrating NIR to visible light. UCNPs …

Ocular gene therapy: a literature review with special focus on immune and inflammatory responses

HH Ghoraba, A Akhavanrezayat, I Karaca… - Clinical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Gene therapy has emerged as a research topic of choice in recent years. The eye in
particular is one of few organs of the body for which gene therapy has received Food and …