How Have Advances in Molecular Biology Helped Eye Disease Treatments?

How Have Advances in Molecular Biology Helped Eye Disease Treatments? (0:21)

Eye disease prevention and treatment have been advanced thanks to range of efforts and discoveries. HealthMaker Steve McLeod, MD, chair of Ophthalmology at UCSF, talks in this video about the impact of molecular biology on the field.

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This is one of those areas where advances in molecular biology, and understanding the pathophysiology of disease has directly led to a pharmacologic development, and intervention. That has had significant positive impact on a disease cause, and on the people who suffer from this disease.

Stephen McLeod, MD

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About Stephen McLeod, MD

Stephen McLeod, MD, is chair of ophthalmology at UCSF. He specializes in refractive surgery, cataracts and corneal disease. He has focused on the development of an intraocular lens to restore near vision to cataract surgery patients.

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