Over the past decade, researches have been testing gene therapy on blind dogs in attempt to restore vision. Earlier this week, six patients in Oxford had this same treatment done, and they’re reportedly cured! Join Trace as he shines some light on the steps scientists have taken to get to this point, and questions if gene therapy can ultimately be the cure for blindness!
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Gene Therapy ‘Could Be Used to Treat Blindness’
“The operation involved inserting a gene into the eye, a treatment that revived light-detecting cells.”
Beta-Carotene and Vitamin A
“Beta-carotene is the molecule that gives carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, and other yellow or orange vegetables their orange color.”
Gene Therapy Used in a Bid to Save a Man’s Sight
“Researchers in Oxford have treated a man with an advanced gene therapy technique to prevent him from losing his sight.”
Gene Therapy Restores Vision in a Canine Model of Childhood Blindness
“The relationship between the neurosensory photoreceptors and the adjacent retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) controls not only normal retinal function, but also the pathogenesis of hereditary retinal degenerations.”
Sight Seen: Gene Therapy Restores Vision in Both Eyes
“Two doses of gene therapy restore vision to three women who were born nearly blind.”
Gene Therapy Arrives at the Macula
Until recently, retinal degeneration secondary to genetic mutations has been thought to be incurable.”
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