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.