Research progress in gene therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

ABSTRACT

@#Wet age-related macular degeneration is a severe and blinding disease with progressive central visual impairment, accounting for about 10%-15% of age-related macular degeneration. In recent years, with the deepening understanding of its pathogenesis, especially the discovery of anti-VEGF family, the clinical popularization of new drugs has brought benefits to patients. However, this treatment mode requires frequent intraocular injection, and many patients must continue to use it indefinitely to preserve their vision. Gene therapy can provide long-term stable anti-VEGF activity, which has become a new hotspot of research. Several methods of gene therapy are summarized as follows.