Intravitreous injections of catalpol (0.5 or 0.25 mM), Wnt inhibitor DKK1 (1 μg/4 μL), anti-VEGF Lucentis (40 μg/4 μL), or anti-VEGF Eylea (160 μg/4 μL) were administered to the rats’ eyes 15 min before or after retinal ischemia. The gene discussed is DKK1; the disease is retinal ischemia.