The present invention provides methods, systems, and compositions for ARMM-mediated delivery of molecules of interest (e.g., therapeutic agents) to cells and tissues of the eye. The present invention further relates to compositions and methods of producing, testing, and administering ARRDC1-mediated
microvesicles (“ARMMs”) to internal structures of the eye. More particularly, the present invention provides compositions and methods of producing, testing, and administering ARMMs particles comprising one or more therapeutic agents (e.g., biological molecules including, but not limited to,
CRISPR / Cas9 and other similar endonucleases, base editors, small molecules, proteins, and nucleic acids (e.g.,
DNA,
RNA, siRNA, mRNA, miRNA, and the like)). Also provided are methods of administering therapeutic agents associated with ARMMs, including, but not limited to, methods of treating or contacting cells and tissues of the eye in one or more dosing regimens. In particular, the present invention provides methods of administering therapeutic agents via ARMMs to the cells and tissues that comprise the
retina or into the subretinal space. Additionally, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing (e.g., culturing, clarifying, separating, and concentrating) the inventive compositions from stable producer
cell lines and from
cell cultures.