Surgeons perform first gene therapy procedure aimed at stopping AMD-related blindness

Researchers have completed the first gene therapy procedure aimed at stopping age-related macular degeneration.
The operation was performed at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England, by Robert MacLaren, FRCOphth, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Oxford.
The procedure involved detaching the retina and injecting a virus-containing solution underneath. The modified DNA sequence contained in the virus infects the retinal pigment epithelium cells and corrects the genetic defect that causes AMD, according to a press release from Oxford University Hospitals.
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