Improving retinal mitochondrial function as a treatment for age-related macular degeneration
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221323172030094X Published: July 2020 Abstract Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among the elderly. Currently, there are no treatments for dry AMD, which is characterized by the death of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors. Reports from human donors with AMD suggest that RPE mitochondrial defects are a key event …