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American Academy of Ophthalmology

AAO: 2016

Innovative Gene Therapy: Where We Are and Where We Are Headed

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Robert MacLaren, MBChB, explores surgical techniques required for delivering gene therapy for choroideremia. Dr. MacLaren reviews three surgical tactics that surgeons could employ for gene therapy application, including a robotic approach that may allow surgeons to deliver therapy over a sustained period, thus reducing risk for retinal damage.

Posted: 10/12/2016

Keywords:

Gene Therapy

Genetics

Innovative Gene Therapy: Where We Are and Where We Are Headed

Robert MacLaren, MBChB, explores surgical techniques required for delivering gene therapy for choroideremia. Dr. MacLaren reviews three surgical tactics that surgeons could employ for gene therapy application, including a robotic approach that may allow surgeons to deliver therapy over a sustained period, thus reducing risk for retinal damage.

Posted: 10/12/2016

Keywords:

Gene Therapy

Genetics

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