FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Best practices for safe subretinal delivery of gene therapy were presented at the Retina World Congress.
“We have been continually looking at refining the technique and improving safety by avoiding excessive stretching of the retina, macular hole formation, reflux, hemorrhage and injury to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), as well as postoperative complications such as hypotony and inflammation,” Andreas K. Lauer, MD, said. Lauer is a specialist who has performed gene therapy in 160 patients for 12 different conditions, mostly by subretinal