Incidence of vision loss and impairment are increasing with advancing longevity. An EU-funded project worked on developing a system of gene therapy complete with non-viral vectors to address this mounting problem.
Excessive formation of blood vessels in the eye is known as ocular neovascularisation. Medically, this condition is important as it causes vision impairment or loss. The condition is associated with diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, the most common causes of severe vision loss in developed countries.
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