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Limbal Approach-Subretinal Injection of Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy in Mice Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Published on: August 7, 2015
Viral infections of the choroid and retina
1Harvard Medical School, Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract:
DNA (herpes viruses) and RNA (rubella, rubeola) group viruses are recognized causes of viral retinitis. Severe damage is often the result, not only because the viruses have a cytologic effect but also because the antigens may cause immune complex deposition that results in vasculitis. Most of the viral retinitides are associated with systemic disease; immune-compromised individuals are more susceptible than healthy individuals. A distinct clinical entity, acute retinal necrosis, affects the eye only in healthy individuals and is associated with the herpes family of viruses.
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