An experimental gene therapy that involves injecting CRISPR therapy directly into visually impaired patients’ eyeballs has vastly improved most volunteers’ vision — even allowing some to see color ...

Genetic diseases are a compelling target for viral gene therapy, but the results can be spotty at best. There's good news, though. On Wednesday, researchers presented evidence from a breakthrough gene ...

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CHICAGO -- A mutation-agnostic gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) showed promise for improving vision in severely vision-impaired and blind patients, a randomized clinical trial showed. After ...

Certain wavelengths and frequencies of light are used in syntonic phototherapy to help improve the body’s regulatory centers and to balance them out. This type of therapy has been used for over 80 ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Good eyesight means more than having 20/20 vision by nature or correction. The brain also needs to be in sync with the eyes, a process that begins in the womb and continues throughout a lifetime of ...

Jacob McKinstry’s mother recognized there was an issue with her son’s learning when his participation in three- and four-year-old kindergarten decreased. The school principal said he had ADHD, which ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) gradually affects central vision in one or both eyes while leaving peripheral vision (on the sides) intact. This peripheral vision – encompassing everything you ...