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Blind Children See After 'Remarkable' Rare Eye Disorder Breakthrough
Researchers from London's Moorfields Eye Hospital, biotech firm MeiraGTx and University College London have demonstrated that their therapy is both safe and effective in improving the vision of and slowing retinal deterioration in young patients born with "LCA-AIPL1."
Blind children cured in ‘spectacular’ British breakthrough
Children administered with gene therapy can now see shapes, find toys, and read and write after world-first treatment
MeiraGTx gene therapy allows 11 blind children to see as biotech eyes accelerated approval
Eleven children who were legally blind at birth all gained visual acuity after receiving MeiraGTx's investigational gene therapy, data that is prompting the biotech to seek accelerated approval in AIPL1-associated severe retinal dystrophy.
US boy among blind children who recover vision after pioneering gene therapy in the UK
Medics in the UK have become the first in the world to successfully administer a pioneering gene therapy that preserves sight in young children with an extremely rare genetic condition that usually causes blindness in the first few years of life.
Blind Boy Can See After Groundbreaking Gene Therapy
A young boy, by the name of Harvey, is seen before and after he received gene supplement therapy for a rare inherited eye disorder that caused him to be blind. The after results show a miraculous development in his eyesight.
The remarkable procedure saving children from eye cancer
Ophthalmic artery chemosurgery delivers a strong dose of chemotherapy without negative side effects. In this video, HealthMaker David Abramson, MD, explains the origins of this revolutionary surgery to treat retinoblastoma.
Blind Children See for the First Time Thanks to a Revolutionary Gene Therapy
A groundbreaking gene therapy has restored sight in four young children born with severe blindness due to a rare genetic deficiency. Scientists at UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital successfully injected healthy copies of the defective gene into the retina,
A blind boy went viral after the L.A. fires. But what happens when the internet moves on?
Despite an outpouring of support after the Eaton fire, experts say Grayson Roberts and other children with disabilities face ...
'Life-changing' gene therapy for children born blind
An experimental trial of gene therapy has helped four toddlers - born with one of the most severe forms of childhood ...
6-Year-Old Boy Who Was Born Blind Gets Vision Partially Restored After ‘Life-Changing’ Gene Therapy
Jace, from Connecticut, is one of four children all born with severe childhood blindness who gained 'life-changing improvements' to their vision after an experimental trial of gene therapy.
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ESSAY: The rewards of ‘extreme long form' (or seeing timid blind twins grow up to be triathletes)
It’s an uncommon privilege to do long form, the extra minutes documentarists are given to tell a story with more detail and ...
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Introducing Tactile Picture Books for Blind Children
Living Paintings Living Paintings is a charity in the UK that has been around for more than 35 years, reported the Gazette. Located in Basingstoke, the organization’s mission is to provide access to ...