Ophthalmic Genetics and Gene Therapy

Gene therapy is a fast-paced method that controls genetic expression to treat disease. Often, through genetic therapy, genes are implanted in cells to reproduce protein production that may have been impaired due to a patient's DNA. These genes are usually presented with a vector designed to deliver genes to patients' cells. Ophthalmic genetics is a branch of ophthalmology that specializes in the field of research. Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) is a genetic disorder that causes defects by birth in children. Scientists and doctors have treated the disease with the help of genetic engineering.

Genetics of Myopia Development

Gene Therapy

Usher syndrome

Familial exudative vitreous retinopathy

Retinoblastoma

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)

Optic atrophy

Genetics of Myopia Development