Sight Seen: Gene Therapy Restores Vision in Both Eyes
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
Gene therapy has markedly improved vision in both eyes in three women who were born virtually blind. The patients can now avoid obstacles even in dim light, read large print and recognize people's faces. The operation, researchers predict, should work even better in children and adolescents blinded by the same condition. [More]