Toxic DNA buildup in eyes with macular degeneration can cause blindness - study

• Published date: 02 October 2021
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

This new research comes from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and was published in the journal Science Advances.

Scientists have suggested, according to their research, that common HIV drugs may help stop vision loss.

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The harmful DNA that is a threat to one's eyes is referred to as the Alu cDNA.

According to the researchers, these new findings offer insights into how geographic atrophy progresses over time.

"Although we've known that geographic atrophy expands over time, we didn't know how or why," said Ambati, of UVA's Department of Ophthalmology and Center for Advanced Vision Science.

Macular degeneration affects around 200 million people worldwide. Geographic atrophy is age-related and destroys the light-sensing portion of the eye.

Ambati...