Retina International‘s Scientific Newsletter

Recent update from: 13.3.2008


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First Eye Gene Therapy Trial Started!

Patients suffering from mutations in REP65 have been treated with an Adeno-associated Virus 2 construct carrying a wild type copy of RPE65 by a team from Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College, London. For more information visit BBC and Moorfields Eye Hospital.


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Upcoming meetings which will be held on topics of this site
Potsdam Meeting 2008 - Retinal Degeneration: Cones in Focus March 28 - 29, 2008 Seminaris SeeHotel, Potsdam Pro Retina Deutschland e.V.
ARVO 2008 Annual Meeting - Eyes on Innovation April 27 - May 1, 2008 Convention Centre, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
15th Retina International World Congress - Research into Practice July, 4 - 5, 2008 Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland Retina International, Retina Finland
XIIIth International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration September 18 - 23, 2008 Emeishan, Sichuan, China Robert E. Anderson Wei Cao Matthew M. LaVail Joe G. Hollyfield, Wei Cao, Matthew M. LaVail, Joe G. Hollyfield
XVIIIth International Congress of Eye Research (ICER) September 24 - 29,2008 Beijing, China International Society for Eye Research
European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting 2008 - The Eye in Systemic Disease October 23 - 25, 2008 De Hallen - Leuven - Belgium European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society

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Dr. rer. medic. Markus Preising, Dipl.Biol.
Laboratory of Molecular Ophthalmology
Department of Opthalmology
Universitaetsklinikum Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Giessen Campus
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