Common HIV drugs may prevent macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Common HIV drugs may prevent macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss

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Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, and his collaborators have identified a group of drugs that may help stop a leading cause of vision loss after making an unexpected discovery that overturns a fundamental belief about DNA.

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