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Retina – Anders Kvanta's research group

The research team is led by Professor Anders Kvanta, with an aim to provide new insights into degenerative retinal diseases, with high focus on translational therapy strategies for patients with blinding diseases.

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Anders Kvanta's research group conducts translational studies on common retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and inherited retinal degeneration (retinitis pigmentosa). The research involves natural history studies, new imaging techniques, optimization of existing treatments, as well as the development of gene therapy and stem cell-based therapies.

 

News

portrait Photo: Stefan Zimermann och Ulf Sirborn

Promobilia supports KI research on treatments for age-related visual impairment

Fellow-KI researchers Anders Kvanta and Fredrik Lanner have been awarded a grant of SEK 10 million from the Promobilia foundation to develop a treatment for inherited retinal diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). There is currently no effective therapies for these diseases, which are the main cause of blindness in the developed world.

Publications

All publications from group members

  • Article: TRANSLATIONAL VISION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. 2025;14(2):23
    Savastano MC; Fossataro C; Carla MM; Cestrone V; Biagini I; Rizzo C; Kilian R; Zweifel SA; Muth DR; Faraldi F; Rizzo S; Sarraf D
  • Article: JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 2025
    Santana-Garrido A; Reyes-Goya C; Espinosa-Martin P; Troya-Toledo RM; Andre H; Mate A; Vazquez CM
  • Article: TRANSLATIONAL VISION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. 2025;14(1):10
    Corti F; Locri F; Plastino F; Perrotta P; Zsebo K; Ristori E; Yin X; Song E; André H; Simons M
  • Corrigendum: JAMA OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2025;143(1):85
  • Article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY-JOURNAL CANADIEN D OPHTALMOLOGIE. 2024;59(6):e749-e757
    Herrspiegel C; Plastino F; Andre H; Stalhammar G
  • Article: ACS PHARMACOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE. 2024;7(11):3476-3487
    De Fenza M; Locri F; Plastino F; Chino M; Maglio O; Leone L; Gazzaroli G; Belleri M; Giacomini A; Kvanta A; Andre H; Pavone V; D'Alonzo D
  • Article: JAMA OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2024;142(11):1028-1036
    Cozzi M; Ziegler A; Fasler K; Muth DR; Blaser F; Zweifel SA
  • Article: BIOENGINEERING-BASEL. 2024;11(10):964
    Fasler K; Muth DR; Cozzi M; Kvanta A; Rejdak M; Blaser F; Zweifel SA
  • Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2024;38(17):e70020
    Bernd J; Plastino F; Karayannis JJ; Kvanta A; Locri F; Andre H
  • Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2024;15(1):7438
    Kvanta A; Rangaswamy N; Holopigian K; Watters C; Jennings N; Liew MSH; Bigelow C; Grosskreutz C; Burstedt M; Venkataraman A; Westman S; Geirsdottir A; Stasi K; Andre H
  • Article: OPHTHALMIC GENETICS. 2024;45(4):343-350
    Koye A; Nilsson M; Epstein D; Oscarson M; Fahnehjelm KT
  • Article: RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES. 2024;44(6):1045-1051
    Farrell AC; Epstein D
  • Article: BIOENGINEERING-BASEL. 2024;11(5):478
    Muth DR; Fasler KF; Kvanta A; Rejdak M; Blaser F; Zweifel SA
  • Article: KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE. 2024;241(04):489-495
    Fasler K; Turgut F; Gunzinger JM; Sommer C; Muth DR; Kinzl S; Nilius H; Zweifel S; Somfai GM
  • Article: KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE. 2024;241(4):392-397
    Blaser F; Meneau I; Mihic-Probst D; Muth DR; Barthelmes D; Zweifel S; Said S; Bajka A
  • Article: KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE. 2024;241(4):477-481
    Schuknecht A; Wiest MRJ; Said S; Bajka A; Hamann T; Muth DR; Fasler K; Blaser F; Barthelmes D; Zweifel S
  • Editorial comment: KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE. 2024;241(04):468-471
    Said S; Schwotzer R; Muth DR; Fasler K; Barthelmes D; Zweifel S; Blaser F
  • Editorial comment: KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE. 2024;241(04):463-467
    Said S; Blaser F; Link B; Gunzinger JM; Hanson J; Fasler K; Muth DR; Barthelmes D; Zweifel S
  • Editorial comment: KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE. 2024;241(04):409-411
    Blaser F; Muth DR; Kueper K; Zweifel S; Rejdak MB
  • Article: KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE. 2024;241(04):441-444
    Wiest MRJ; Schuknecht A; Hamann T; Fasler K; Said S; Bajka A; Muth DR; Barthelmes D; Blaser F; Zweife S
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Funding

Standing funding

·Novo Nordisk Collaborative support

·The ARMEC Lindberg Foundation

·ALF Medicine

·The Swedish Eye Foundation

·The Crown Princess Margareta Association for the Visually Impaired

·The Edwin Jordan Foundation

·KI Foundations and Funds

Staff and contact

Group leader

All members of the group

Group Alumni

Selçuk Tunik, Associate Professor at University of Dicle, Turkey

Effat Alizadeh, Associate Professor at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Jóhann Gu∂mundsson, Head of Ophthalmology at Lanspitali, Iceland

, Postdoc at Cambridge University, UK

Parviz Mammadzada, MD Ophthalmology Specialist at Örebro hospital, Sweden

Research projects

 

  • Natural history studies in age-related macular degeneration and inherited retinal degeneration.

     

  • Advanced imaging techniques in age-related macular degeneration and inherited retinal degeneration.

     

  •  Optimization of current treatments for the wet form of age-related macular degeneration.

     

  •  Gene therapy for RLBP1-associated retinitis pigmentosa (Bothnia dystrophy).

     

  • Development of stem cell-based therapy for the dry form of age-related macular degeneration (geographic atrophy) and inherited retinal degeneration.

     

 

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In balance with St. Erik Eye Hospital, the Kvanta/André lab thrives to be able to treat and cure all existing eye diseases. Help by investing in better vision in the future.

Keywords:
Cell and Molecular Biology Ophthalmology Physiology and Anatomy
Content reviewer:
Maria Persson
Maria Persson
26-03-2025