OptiKira Pursuing A Novel Small-Molecule Approach To Retinitis Pigmentosa
Executive Summary
An early-stage, small-molecule approach to the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa being developed by US biotech OptiKira may have potential benefits over more advanced gene and cell therapies for the blindness-causing condition.
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