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Expanding Optogenetics to Geographic Atrophy

Jordi Monés, MD, PhD, discusses the rationale for evaluating MCO-010 (sonpiretigene isteparvovec) in GA following encouraging findings in retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt disease.

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  • Jordi Monés, MD, PhD

  • July 15, 2026

  • 2 min

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Top Institutions in Ophthalmology

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    UPMC Vision Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    UPMC Vision Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology
    • Optogenetics

  • #2

    Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
    Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

    London, United Kingdom

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology
    • Optogenetics

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Expanding Optogenetics to Geographic Atrophy

  • by Jordi Monés, MD, PhD

  • July 15, 2026

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