Gene Therapy for Color Blindness
http://www.vimeo.com/6987302
Gene therapy has proven to cure color blindness in squirrel monkeys— can the same process work for humans?
We’ve been tracking a lot of vision stories lately… What have you found?
One shot of gene therapy and children with congenital blindness can now see (http://www.labslink.com/ViewResearchNews.aspx?id=1199)Born with a retinal disease that made him legally blind, and would eventually leave him totally sightless, the nine-year-old boy used to sit in the back of the classroom, relying on the large print on an electronic screen and assisted by teacher aides. Now, after a single injection of genes that produce light-sensitive pigments in the back of his eye, he sits in front with classmates and participates in class without extra help.
Comment by David T Smith — October 30, 2009 @ 9:17 am