Q&A: First-ever allogeneic cell therapy to treat corneal endothelial disease approved

Vyznova cell therapy received regulatory approval from Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency for the treatment of bullous keratopathy, according to a press release from Aurion Biotech.
Aurion Biotech said this is the first regulatory approval in the world for an allogeneic cell therapy for corneal endothelial disease.
Healio/OSN spoke with Edward J. Holland, MD, the director of cornea services at Cincinnati Eye Institute and a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati, about how the approval will transform cornea treatment and benefit ophthalmologists.