Gene therapy, Born Blind

Gene therapy experiment gives children 'life-changing' sight boost
An experimental trial of gene therapy has helped four toddlers - born with one of the most severe forms of childhood blindness - gain "life-changing improvements" to their sight, according to doctors at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.
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.
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,
Blind 6-year-old Connecticut boy sees for the first time after groundbreaking gene therapy
Jace, 4, from Connecticut, was registered legally blind and only just able to distinguish between dark and light before undergoing treatment at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London
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.

Pfizer, Beqvez and gene therapy

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Solid says early data suggest ‘differentiated’ Duchenne gene therapy
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Medical Minute: Breakthrough treatment helps children with genetic disorder regain vision
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