It’s not clear why the patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, a mitochondrial disorder that causes blindness, also experienced the modest benefits in their untreated eye.

Doctors in Oregon delivered the gene editing machinery behind the retina in hopes of treating an inherited form of blindness, according to the companies that developed the therapy.

The scientific community said goodbye to Sydney Brenner, Paul Greengard, Patricia Bath, and a number of other leading researchers this year.

The new policy will increase scrutiny and pressure on stem cell clinics, according to industry experts.

A trial is recruiting patients to test the gene-editing technology’s ability to treat an inherited form of blindness caused by a mutation in the CEP290 gene.

The UCLA ophthalmologist worked to combat blindness in underserved communities.

Age-related macular degeneration patients who received injections of retinal cells derived from donors’ induced pluripotent stem cells have maintained their level of eyesight for a year.

Blind rats are made to see after sheets of cells implanted into their eyes make themselves at home.

Researchers stumbled across the connection while searching for ways to reduce vision problems in people with achromatopsia.