Stanford researchers in the Goldberg lab have discovered two novel gene therapy targets for the treatment of glaucoma and other optic neuropathies. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness world-wide, affecting millions of adults in the United States alone.
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a rare ocular condition that can lead to vision loss or blindness and is a complication of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, severe diabetic retinopathy, and other conditions.