Subretinal injections are the most common technique for delivering large therapeutic agents such as proteins and viral vectors to photoreceptors and the retinal pigment epithelium. An alternative method in mice that successfully targets the subretinal space with minimal collateral damage and fast recovery times is described here.
Parikh, S., Le, A., Davenport, J., Gorin, M. B., Nusinowitz, S., Matynia, A. An Alternative and Validated Injection Method for Accessing the Subretinal Space via a Transcleral Posterior Approach. J. Vis. Exp. (118), e54808, doi:10.3791/54808 (2016).