Gene With Possible Links To Alzheimer's and Retinal Dysfunction and Valacyclovir To Treat Ocular Shingles

Dr. Ashay Bhatwadekar (Indiana University School of Medicine - Indianapolis, IN)

Dr. Bennie Jeng (University of Pennsylvania Penn Medicine - Philadelphia, PA)

Dr. Ashay Bhatwadekar, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, discusses a gene, APOE4, that could be a possible link between Alzheimer's and retinal dysfunction.

Dr. Bennie Jeng, Chair of Ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Director of Scheie Eye Institute, Penn Medicine, explains how the drug, valacyclovir, could be a possible treatment for ocular shingles.

 4/6/2025 Podcast (Click Image Below)