Biotherapies – a key focus at the UPMC Vision Institute — are treatments in which substances from living organisms, or lab-made versions of substances, are used to treat disease and illness.
“It starts with what is called biologics,” says Dr. José-Alain Sahel, director of the UPMC Vision Institute. “Like the antibodies that we use to counteract (to some) pathological mechanisms.”
Physician scientists at the UPMC Mercy Pavilion are going beyond standard of care, advancing biotherapy…
