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In our study, we assessed the role of SLC7A11 in laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and explored the underlying mechanism. We established a mouse model of CNV to detect the expression level of SLC7A11 and VEGF during disease progression. We found the expression of the SLC7A11 protein in RPE cells peaked at 3 days after laser treatment, which was correlated with the expression of VEGF. Intraperitoneal injection of SLC7A11 inhibitor expanded the area of CNV. We examined functional proteins related to oxidative stress and Fe<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup> and found laser-induced ferroptosis accompanied by increased Fe<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup> content and GPX4 expression in the RPE-choroidal complex after laser treatment. We verified the expression of SLC7A11 in the ARPE19 cell line and the effects of its inhibitors on cell viability and lipid peroxidation <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>. Application of SLC7A11 inhibitor and SLC7A11 knockdown increased the level of lipid peroxidation and reduced the cell viability of ARPE19 which can be rescued by ferroptosis inhibitors ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) and liproxstatin-1 (Lip-1). Conversely, SLC7A11 overexpression induced resistance to erastin or RSL3-induced ferroptosis. Moreover, we tested the possible regulatory transcription factor NF-E2-related factor 2 (NRF2) of SLC7A11 by Western blot. Knock-down of NRF2 decreased the expression of SLC7A11. Our study suggests that SLC7A11 plays a key role in the laser-induced CNV model by protecting RPE cells from ferroptosis. 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