Autologous choroidal transplantation useful for selected cases of advanced AMD

In this video, Grazia Pertile, MD, head of the Ophthalmology Department of Negrar Hospital, Italy, presents her personal technique of autologous choroidal transplantation, a surgical procedure that may benefit selected cases of advanced age-related macular degeneration that do not respond to anti-VEGF treatment.“We cannot transplant the retina but can replace the damaged layer under the retina with a healthy patch of choroid, providing a healthier substrate to nourish the retina,” Pertile said.

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