Gene Therapy Restores Vision To Mice With Retinal Degeneration

Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 13:07 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have used gene therapy to restore useful vision to mice with degeneration of the light-sensing retinal rods and cones, a common cause of human blindness. Their report describes the effects of broadly expressing a light-sensitive protein in other neuronal cells found throughout the retina.

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