EyeconX Ideas! - Successful Gene Therapy For Inherited Blindness http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=successful-gene-therapy-for-inherited-blindness Gene therapy for congenital blindness has taken another step forward, as researchers further improved vision in three adult patients previously treated in one eye. After receiving the same treatment in their other eye, the patients became better able to see in dim light, and two were able to navigate obstacles in low-light situations. No adverse effects occurred. Neither the first treatment nor th... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:27:55 EST en