One route could be to surgically replace lost RPE cells before the photoreceptors die off, and so maintain a person’s vision. “If we catch people with geographic atrophy in a particular window ...

Some, but not all, people with AMD will go on to develop geographic atrophy, which results in “the loss of one thin, but ...

—Among patients diagnosed with intermediate-stage age-related macular degeneration, a fair number of eyes in a new analysis showed evidence of geographic atrophy (GA), a leading cause of blindness.

Apellis Pharma has become the first company to claim FDA approval for a drug to treat geographic atrophy (GA), a sight ... and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells, the central portion of ...

The phase 1b trial will enrol patients with geographic atrophy secondary to age-related ... of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells in the central portion of the retina ...

to commence human trials for Eyecyte RPE. According to the company’s press statement, the therapy is aimed at combating geographic atrophy arising from dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Serpiginous chorioretinopathy is a rare form of posterior uveitis that causes inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the choroid, RPE and retina. The disease typically starts near the optic nerve ...