Discovery of a gene in zebrafish that triggers congenital blindness could lead to a suitable cure for similar disease in humans. Newborns babies can be at risk of congenital blindness, presenting ...

Congenital stationary night blindness in dogs is an inherited condition that affects a dog’s retina. Often, the disorder is referred to as “CSNB.” Technically, the condition is also known as ...

An investigational gene therapy has shown promise for improving functional vision and restoring light detection in long-dormant rods and cones in the retina in adults and children with a rare form of ...

A new gene therapy for one of the most common forms of congenital blindness was safe and improved patients' vision, according to initial data from a clinical trial led by researchers at the Scheie Eye ...

Norrie Disease is an ultra-rare genetic disorder causing congenital blindness, progressive hearing loss and neurological challenges. One Indian mother's journey reveals how misunderstood the condition ...

An experimental gene therapy offers hope for rapid improvement in the night vision of adults who have a congenital form of childhood-onset blindness, researchers report. In this ongoing clinical trial ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. A new study has offered hope that we ...

A study funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) has shown that congenital blindness in mice could be reversed by regenerating rod photoreceptors in the retina. Image Credit: Bo Chen, Ph.D The ...

Researchers have reversed congenital blindness in mice by changing supportive cells in the retina called Müller glia into rod photoreceptors. The findings advance efforts toward regenerative therapies ...

Baseline features associated with blindness in children with primary congenital glaucoma showed that corneal clouding can predict future blindness, according to research published in the American ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

A technique that generates rod photoreceptors in the eye reversed congenital blindness in mice, a recent study found. The technique takes supportive cells in the retina called Müller glia and changes ...