STAT+: Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy’s sight. Similar treatments could help millions
STAT
JULY 24, 2023
Antonio, who’s been legally blind for much of his 14 years, can see again. But his skin improved when he joined a clinical trial to test the world’s first topical gene therapy. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye.
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