Examining Gene Therapy As Treatment For Blindness
Posted on October 31st, 2009 in Gene therapy
Reporting in The Lancet, doctors found success in treating Leber’s congenital amaurosis, a rare type of blindness, with gene therapy. Study author Katherine High explains how injecting a gene-carrying virus into the eye has improved vision in a handful of patients.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
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