Personalized Medicine in Ophthalmology
A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Personalized Therapy in Clinical Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 January 2024) | Viewed by 548
Special Issue Editor
Interests: immunology; uveitis; retina; pediatric ophthalmology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Medical practice is moving toward precision medicine. Advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of various eye disorders have enabled the identification of the following implications:
- Clinical features, such as (1) iatrogenic Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada, which could be triggered by the checkpoint inhibitors that block PD-L1, and T cells specific for melanocytes may be activated; (2) the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography to detect macular microvascular abnormalities in sickle cell disease, involving both the superficial and the deep capillary plexuses, among many others;
- The development of precise diagnostic methods, such as devices for anterior segment imaging (anterior segment OCT, corneal topography, specular microscopy, confocal microscopy, ultrasound biomicroscopy, and ocular response analyzers), has enabled detailed observations of anterior segment structures, contributing to improved visual outcomes after cornea, cataract, and refractive surgeries;
- The development of targeted therapies, such as (1) gene therapy and stem cell therapy approaches for the treatment of retinal disorders; (2) measuring serum drug levels and antidrug antibodies of adalimumab for guiding the management of patients with chronic non-infectious uveitis; or (3) the newest treatment options for managing glaucoma (the nitric oxide-donating prostaglandins and Rho kinase inhibitors) or for exudative age-related macular degeneration with longer-lasting anti-VEGF.
This Special Issue invites research articles, reviews, and communications, including but not limited to, those that address the following topics: comprehensive ophthalmology, glaucoma, cornea, oculoplastics, retina, and vitreous diseases.
Dr. Marie Helene Errera
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ophthalmology
- retina
- vitreous diseases
- cornea
- glaucoma
- oculoplastics
- personalized medicine
- precision medicine
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