Gene therapy and special goggles give some blind people limited sight
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A study extended earlier success in one patient to more people with inherited blindness using optogenetic therapy—injecting light-sensitive proteins into the eye—combined with custom goggles to help participants detect and locate objects like notebooks.
Tested in human patients. Long-term safety and effectiveness beyond initial trials are not yet established.
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