Molecular pathogenesis of retinal and choroidal vascular diseases

PA Campochiaro - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2015 - Elsevier
There are two major types of ocular neovascularization that affect the retina, retinal
neovascularization (NV) and subretinal or choroidal NV. Retinal NV occurs in a group of …

Age-related macular degeneration: role of oxidative stress and blood vessels

Y Ruan, S Jiang, A Gericke - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common irreversible ocular disease
characterized by vision impairment among older people. Many risk factors are related to …

Animal models of age related macular degeneration

ME Pennesi, M Neuringer, RJ Courtney - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss of those over
the age of 65 in the industrialized world. The prevalence and need to develop effective …

Intravitreous injection of AAV2-sFLT01 in patients with advanced neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a phase 1, open-label trial

JS Heier, S Kherani, S Desai, P Dugel, S Kaushal… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Long-term intraocular injections of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-
neutralising proteins can preserve central vision in many patients with neovascular age …

FLT1 and its ligands VEGFB and PlGF: drug targets for anti-angiogenic therapy?

C Fischer, M Mazzone, B Jonckx, P Carmeliet - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2008 - nature.com
Less than 5 years ago, it was still not clear whether anti-angiogenic drugs would prove
successful in the clinic. After numerous patients with cancer or age-related macular …

A comprehensive review of retinal gene therapy

SE Boye, SL Boye, AS Lewin, WW Hauswirth - Molecular therapy, 2013 - cell.com
Blindness, although not life threatening, is a debilitating disorder for which few, if any
treatments exist. Ocular gene therapies have the potential to profoundly improve the quality …

Gene therapy with recombinant adeno-associated vectors for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: 1 year follow-up of a phase 1 randomised clinical trial

EP Rakoczy, CM Lai, AL Magno, ME Wikstrom… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Neovascular, or wet, age-related macular degeneration causes central vision
loss and represents a major health problem in elderly people, and is currently treated with …

Phase 2a randomized clinical trial: safety and post hoc analysis of subretinal rAAV. sFLT-1 for wet age-related macular degeneration

IJ Constable, CM Pierce, CM Lai, AL Magno… - …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background We present the results of a Phase 2a randomized controlled trial investigating
the safety, and secondary endpoints of subretinal rAAV. sFLT-1 gene therapy in patients with …

Ocular neovascularization: Implication of endogenous angiogenic inhibitors and potential therapy

SX Zhang, J Ma - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2007 - Elsevier
Ocular neovascularization (NV) is the primary cause of blindness in a wide range of ocular
diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) …

Gene therapy for inherited retinal disease: Long-term durability of effect

BP Leroy, MD Fischer, JG Flannery, RE MacLaren… - Ophthalmic …, 2023 - karger.com
The recent approval of voretigene neparvovec (Luxturna®) for patients with biallelic RPE65
mutation-associated inherited retinal dystrophy with viable retinal cells represents an …