Regenerative nanomedicine for vision restoration.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.05.025.
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Abstract
Herein, we discuss recent applications of nanotechnology to ophthalmology, including nanoparticles for drug, gene, and trophic factor delivery; regenerative medicine (in the areas of optogenetics and optic nerve regeneration); and diagnostics (eg, minimally invasive biometric monitoring). Specific applications for the management of choroidal neovascularization, retinal neovascularization, oxidative damage, optic nerve damage, and retinal degenerative disease are considered. Nanotechnology will play an important role in early- and late-stage interventions in the management of blinding diseases.
Medical subject headings
- Blindness
- Eye Diseases
- Nanomedicine
- Regenerative Medicine