Dr. Stephen Russell recently shared the 8 and 9-year follow-up results of the phase 3 trial of voretigene neparvovec-rzyl (Luxturna) at the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) meeting. This gene therapy, the first approved for any inherited disease, targets a specific type of retinal dystrophy caused by RPE65 mutations.

Dr. Mark Greiner and his team at the University of Iowa are pioneering the use of ubiquinol, a potent antioxidant, to prevent corneal cell death, potentially reducing the need for transplants in ophthalmology.