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A major step toward non-viral ocular gene therapy using laser and nanotechnology - Photos

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Polytechnique Montréal’s light scalpel. Gold nanoparticles, which act like “nanolenses,” concentrate the energy produced by the extremely short pulse of a femtosecond laser to create a nanoscale incision on the surface of the eye’s retina cells. This technology, which preserves cell integrity, can be used to effectively inject drugs or genes into specific areas of the eye, offering new hope to people with glaucoma, retinitis or macular degeneration.
Left to right: Michel Meunier, professor at Polytechnique Montréal; Ariel Wilson, post-doctoral student at Polytechnique Montréal and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal; Przemyslaw (Mike) Sapieha, assistant professor at Université de Montréal and researcher at Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. (Photo: Carole Perron photographies)
Left to right: Michel Meunier, professor at Polytechnique Montréal; Ariel Wilson, post-doctoral student at Polytechnique Montréal and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal; Przemyslaw (Mike) Sapieha, assistant professor at Université de Montréal and researcher at Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. (Photo: Carole Perron photographies)
Michel Meunier, professor at Polytechnique Montréal. (Photo: Carole Perron photographies)

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