Protein injection could hold key to treating AMD
Posted on 25th November 2011
Scientists believe that injecting the protein Robo4 into the eye could prevent, and even reverse, symptoms of age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Trials on mice at the University of Utah have proved successful.
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