Optogenetic therapy shows early signs of improving vision in inherited blindness
Scientists have taken another important step toward restoring vision in people with certain inherited forms of blindness. In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and international collaborators showed that an experimental, optogenetics-based treatment was safely administered to 10 patients and improved visual…
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