Innovative and Future Trends in Personalized Medicine for Retinal Diseases
A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Personalized Therapy and Drug Delivery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2025) | Viewed by 881
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Personalized medicine is rapidly transforming the landscape of retinal disease management, offering the potential for tailored treatments based on an individual's unique genetic and molecular profile. This approach moves beyond the traditional one-size-fits-all model, taking into account the complexities of individual variations in genes, environment, and lifestyle. By integrating genomic, epigenomic, and proteomic data, clinicians can gain a deeper understanding of disease mechanisms and tailor therapeutic strategies to an individual's specific needs. Personalized medicine is revolutionizing healthcare by employing advances in understanding the genetic factors and biological mechanisms behind disease, coupled with individual patient considerations, to make healthcare safer and more effective. The scope of personalized medicine extends beyond therapeutic interventions to encompass preventative strategies, identifying individuals at risk, and implementing preemptive measures to mitigate disease onset or progression. Recent advancements in areas such as imaging technologies, DNA sequencing, gene therapy, and stem cell biology have propelled clinical trials and rapidly changed the therapeutic outlook for retinal diseases.
For this Special Issue, we invite authors to contribute manuscripts that focus on notable advancements in the combined use of cutting-edge diagnostic techniques and targeted treatment strategies for retinal disorders. Through this Special Issue, we aim to enhance our understanding of the complexities associated with personalized medicine in this challenging field.
Dr. Joanna Dolar-Szczasny
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- retinal disease
- age-related macular degeneration
- diabetic retinopathy
- gene therapy
- retinal biomarker
- personalized medicine
- retinal imaging
- molecular profile
- artificial intelligence in ophthalmology
- inherited retinal diseases
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