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Lowy Medical Research Institute scientists find cause of debilitating eye disease
15-year effort points to treatments to help MacTel patients and offers potential new insights into other eye diseases LA JOLLA, CA–September 11, 2019– Scientists at the Lowy Medical Research Institute (LMRI) have discovered one cause of a progre...
The Latest MacTel Research: What does it mean for patients?
Scientists at the Lowy Medical Research Institute and their collaborators recently published an article describing a role for serine and toxic lipids in macular telangiectasia type 2. The article, “Serine and Lipid Metabolism in Macular Disease and...
What To Expect in a MacTel Imaging Exam
April 29, 2024 The following information was sent out via email to people who registered in the LMRI Contact Database. This post will explain some (but not all) of the imaging exams that your eye doctor may perform during a screeni...
Neurotech Provides Update on BLA for NT-501 as a Treatment for Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 (MacTel)
LMRI would like to share the following press release from Neurotech Pharmaceuticals about the BLA for NT-501 as a treatement for MacTel: Cumberland, R.I., November 8, 2024 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an innovator in sustained...