RetinalGeniX Technologies Inc. Appoints Anatoly Dritschilo, M.D. to the Company’s Medical Advisory Board - Seite 2

The company is making progress in conducting pharmaceutical clinical studies for treating dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) through Avania, its contract research organization (CRO). Additionally, the company is developing plans to conduct a future study of Alzheimer's/Dementia complex as part of the DNA/RNA GPS initiative.

RetinalGeniX has also filed two provisional patents related to these studies and formed an institutional review board to launch a 390-patient clinical study that is intended to validate the relative suitability of anti-VEGF ocular injection treatments for patient candidates with wet AMD.

Jerry Katzman MD, Chairman, President, and CEO of RetinalGeniX Technologies Inc., said, “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Dritschilo as a Senior Consultant to assist with our Pharmaco-Genetic anti-VEGF study and the suitability of ocular injection therapy to patients prior to its use. Dr. Anatoly will oversee many aspects of the study with Dr. Larry Perich and Fred Chasalow PhD on different aspects of their work. Dr. Dritschilo's accomplishments are truly remarkable. We are looking forward to working together to advance our Anti-VEGF study for the benefit of patients worldwide.”

About RetinalGeniX

RetinalGeniX is an ophthalmic research and development company focused on developing High-Resolution Retinal Imaging and Pharmaco-Genetic Mapping technologies intended to prevent blindness through the early detection and treatment of ocular diseases and also to detect initial physiological changes that could indicate possible future systemic disease including neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, vascular, metabolic, and diabetic conditions.

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