S1E13 Dr. Arshad Khanani: Pioneering New Treatments for Retinal Disease and Vision Loss

In this episode, Dr. Arshad Khanani sits down with Anirvan Ghosh to talk about vision loss and what we can do to slow or alter the course of disease. Dr. Khanani, is one of the world’s leading innovators in retinal disease research and treatment. He is Managing Partner and Director of Clinical Research at Sierra Eye Associates, as well as a Clinical Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. He has served as principal investigator in over 150 clinical trials and has pioneered first-in-human surgical procedures for sustained drug delivery and gene therapy.In this wide-ranging conversation Dr. Khanani discusses eye diseases that lead to progressive vision loss, the importance of early detection in diseases that affect the retina such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic eye disease, and Geographic Atrophy, and treatment options that can alter disease trajectory. He also discusses recent advances in the field, such as gene therapy, that could fundamentally change the way retinal diseases are treated in the future.