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Oct 30, 2026

Norrin treatment prevents vision loss in diabetic rats, study finds

Research shows that treatment with norrin helps maintain healthy blood vessels in the retina and preserves vision in diabetic rats, offering potential hope for treating diabetic retinopathy, a complication affecting over 100 million people in the U.S.

Oct 30, 2026·2 sources
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  • ▪Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease caused by damage to retinal blood vessels that can lead to blindness if underlying diabetes remains unmanaged.
  • ▪Research from David Antonetti's lab helped EyeBio and Merck initiate clinical trials for drugs that increase activity in cell receptors responding to norrin.
  • ▪In diabetic rats, norrin treatment prevented retinal cell death and inflammation in both early and late stages of diabetes, and starting treatment after initial vision loss halted further decline.

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