Archive for the ‘Medicine’ Category

Researchers have been working with stem cells to replace damaged cornea tissue in patients. The stem cells come from their own eyes, so the patient must have at least some healthy tissue in one eye. Of course this technique wouldn’t work for patients with damaged retinas or optic nerves, but it is still very promising.
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Our friend Fran attended the 16th conference organized by Retina International, which was held in Italy last weekend. It wasn’t specifically on LCA but most LCA experts were there! It was very interesting. Here are her highlights:

Dr. Jean Bennett presented the astounding results of the RPE65 trials. Children who were nearly blind can now play [...]

The following is an open letter from Dr. Ockelford to parents of children with LCA:

I am undertaking a new study into how visual impairment affects the development of musicality in children. The research will focus on babies, children and young people with “Leber Congenital Amaurosis” (often called “Leber’s Amaurosis”). Focus on Music 3 will follow [...]

The quest to cure inherited retinal diseases continues on many different fronts. It’s exciting to watch the progress that the researchers are making. Everything moves slowly, one step at a time, but when taken cumulatively the pace is really quite fast. It’s amazing to think how far we’ve come just in the past five to [...]