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Corneal ectatic disorders, such as keratoconus, progressively weaken corneal integrity, leading to thinning, irregular astigmatism and visual deterioration.1 Typically progressive in nature, these ectasias result in increasingly thinner corneas, causing the cornea to protrude forward into a cone shape. This leads to increasing amounts of myopia and astigmatism – both regular and irregular – as the disease […]

Arshad Khanani, ARVO 2022: RGX-314 gene therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration

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Published Online: Jun 27th 2022

An overview and the mechanism of action of RGX-314 is discussed in this touchOPHTHALMOLOGY interview with Prof. Arshad Khanani (Sierra Eye Associates, Reno, NV, USA) as well as the limitations of anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular AMD.

The presentation entitled ‘Suprachoroidal Delivery of RGX-314 Gene Therapy for Neovascular AMD: The Phase II AAVIATE™ Study’ was presented at the The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, May 01-04, 2022.

Questions:

  1. What are the limitations of anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular AMD?
  2. What is RGX-314 and what is its mechanism of action?

Disclosures: Arshad Khanani is a consultant for Regenxbio and discloses grant/research Support from Regenxbio.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Shanice Allen.

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