NOV 28, 2018
Subretinal Injection of Luxturna
Editors' Choice
03:09
Inherited Disease, Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus, Retina/Vitreous, Vitreoretinal Diseases
Dr. Tahira Scholle demonstrates the administration of a subretinal injection of Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-ryzyl), the first FDA-approved gene therapy for inherited retinal disease. The patient is a 6-year-old girl with biallelic mutation of RPE65. Dr. Scholle includes several tips for a successful injection of the gene therapy, which costs $425,000 per eye.
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