Scientists in the UK have successfully used gene therapy to restore some vision to legally blind children with an inherited retinal condition. All 11 children in the clinical trial saw improvements ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children had better near and distance visual acuity than adults before receiving visual aids. Optical aids were ...

Eleven children who were legally blind at birth all gained visual acuity after receiving MeiraGTx's investigational gene therapy, data that are prompting the biotech to seek accelerated approval in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Optometrists sometimes suggest vision therapy to improve visual skills, addressing perceptual vision and myopia.

MeiraGTx is cashing in on a gene therapy that restored vision to 11 children who were born legally blind, licensing the program to Eli Lilly in a deal potentially worth more than $475 million. The ...

Diseases that affect the retina, the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye, are a significant cause of visual impairment and blindness. Gene therapy holds promise for treating some of these ...