Understanding the Risk of Keratoconus With AvaGen™, The Genetic Eye Test

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Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO; Elizabeth Yeu, MD; and William B. Trattler, MD, discuss two cases where the AvaGen Genetic Test (Avellino) provided crucial information for the final treatment decision. The first case saw Dr. Brujic at a crossroads - whether to select a conservative or aggressive treatment plan in a patient with suspected keratoconus. In the second case, Dr. Trattler considers whether to test the 8-year-old son of a mother who had just been diagnosed with unilateral keratoconus.

Posted: 10/01/2021

Understanding the Risk of Keratoconus With AvaGen™, The Genetic Eye Test

Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO; Elizabeth Yeu, MD; and William B. Trattler, MD, discuss two cases where the AvaGen Genetic Test (Avellino) provided crucial information for the final treatment decision. The first case saw Dr. Brujic at a crossroads - whether to select a conservative or aggressive treatment plan in a patient with suspected keratoconus. In the second case, Dr. Trattler considers whether to test the 8-year-old son of a mother who had just been diagnosed with unilateral keratoconus.

Posted: 10/01/2021

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About Avellino

Avellino Lab USA, Inc. is a global leader in gene therapy and molecular diagnostics at the forefront of precision medicine for eye care and beyond. With a long-term mission to develop personalized approaches to improve health and disease management through genomics, the company is developing a transformative genetic diagnostics product pipeline, as well as gene therapeutics leveraging CRISPR gene editing, to better manage, and potentially cure, inherited diseases. Avellino is the first privately held, independent company to get an FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).

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