Scientist have found an injection to help improve symptoms
of choroideremia. This disease causes a loss of cells in the eye that
specialize in light sensitivity. Choroidermia causes 4% of blindness. This
injection was given to 14 test subjects. It was injected into the back of their
eye that delivered the missing gene causing the progressive vision loss. 12
showed no adverse side effects. All stated that their sight stopped deteriorating
and some reported that their vision improved. Five years after such injection,
none reported worsening sight. This disease is progressive and without any
intervention all subjects would have lost their sight completely. I think that
this kind of studies are important because as we grow older one of the first
things to go Is our sight. It is important that we invest in studies such as
these to prolong quality of life, not just life span. Giving older individuals
their sight can prolong their independence and open up doors for many.
https://listverse.com/2018/11/09/top-10-genetic-discoveries-seen-for-the-first-time/
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/choroideremia/
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