Article
Improvement of visual performance with intravitreal administration of 9-cis-retinal in Rpe65-mutant dogs.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Nov 2010
Gearhart Patricia M, Gearhart Chris, Thompson Debra A, Petersen-Jones Simon M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of intravitreal administration of 9-cis-retinal in restoring visual function in Rpe65-mutant dogs. METHODS: Intravitreal injection of 9-cis-retinal was administered in 1 eye of 7 Rpe65-/- dogs at a range of ages. Electroretinogram analysis and testing of visual performance was used to evaluate outcomes after a single injection and in 2 dogs after a second injection in the same...
Topics
- Animals
- Carrier Proteins
- Dark Adaptation
- Disease Models, Animal
- Diterpenes
- Dogs
- Electroretinography
- Eye Proteins
- Female
- Intravitreal Injections
- Isomerism
