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Apr 2025
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Updates in the Treatment of Leber Heredi...

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
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In today's episode, host Dr. Amanda Redfern invites Dr. Nancy Newman to share updates in the treatment of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), covering several clinical trials underway that involve idebenone and gene therapy. 

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