[Explanation] November 14th is "United Nations Diabetes Day".
As the number of diabetic patients increases year by year, more and more people have also learned that various complications of diabetes, including eye diseases, are seriously endangering the physical and mental health of patients.
On November 13, at the "3rd Ophthalmology Conference of the International Genomics Conference" organized by the People's Government of Shenyang City, the "Gene Accurate Prevention and Control of Diabetic Eye Disease Project" for eye diseases caused by diabetes was officially launched.
[Explanation] The "Gene Accurate Prevention and Control of Diabetic Eye Disease Project" will rely on the ocular gene bank and through genetic testing methods to provide risk warning to people with a family history of diabetes. The application of genetic technology will bring the prevention of diabetic eye disease into personalized and precise prevention. The era of control.
[Concurrent] He Wei, Chairman of He's Eye Group
Diabetes has susceptibility genes, family genetic factors, and genetic-related disease aggravation, and it is even closely related to blindness.
These studies will play a very important role in our early detection, early treatment, control of the disease course, and influence on the final result of treatment.
[Explanation] In the past few years, the Eye Gene Bank has conducted genetic testing, risk warning, precise prevention and personalized treatment for people and patients with family history of diabetes, which has achieved good results in preventing complications and reducing the risk of blindness and death.
After the "Gene Precision Prevention and Control of Diabetic Eye Disease Project" is launched, the genetic prevention and control of diabetic eye disease project will be promoted from Shenyang to the whole country.
[Concurrent] He Wei, Chairman of He's Eye Group
If you know that he has a related (disease), you will intervene early in his retina disease, such as laser treatment.
If there is no (detection) of his susceptibility gene, his laser treatment may be delayed, but with this (detection), he will actively intervene to prevent him from developing to a serious degree.
[Explanation] In 2017, the country's first eye gene bank settled in Shenyang and was completed in 2019.
At present, two databases and three platforms including biological sample resource bank and biological information database, gene sequencing platform, cell platform and gene synthesis and editing platform have been initially established.
(Reported by reporter Yu Ruizhai in Shenyang)
Editor in charge: [Tao Guangxiong]