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Gene Therapy Restores Sight To Blind

Posted by kdawson on from the falling-scales dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Looks like we have found a cure for genetic blindness (clinical trial — abstract — paper [PDF] — ABC News video). This gene therapy treatment increases both cone and rod photoreceptor-based vision. These engineered viruses are implanted to do our bidding to restore vision. Clinical trials on 6 children and young people proved the therapy and didn't find any notable side effects." Any blind person, especially any adapted and competent one, who wants to gain the sense of sight would be well advised to study Oliver Sachs's classic piece "To See and Not See."

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  1. um... by fyngyrz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Any blind person, especially any adapted and competent one, who wants to gain the sense of sight would be well advised to study Oliver Sachs's classic piece "To See and Not See."

    How?

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    1. Re:um... by edittard · · Score: 5, Funny

      Blind people don't read slashdot. They edit it.

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  2. Re:Blindness by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Dont be stupid, you dont need to worry about such things!

    God created faith healing for a reason!

    Praise the Lord Hallelujah! Walk the righteous path and go with Jesus for he is your one true savior!

  3. Oblig... by Psychotic_Wrath · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nothing to see here move along..... wait a second...

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  4. Re:Blindness by outsider007 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Easy for you to say, my wife's got the face of a saint - a Saint Bernard.

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  5. Re:There were notable side affects by Linker3000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Better peripheral vision = Side effect!?

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  6. Re:Blindness by spooje · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm guessing it was chronic masturbation.

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  7. Interesting read by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 2, Funny

    would be well advised to study Oliver Sachs's classic piece "To See and Not See."

    Yeah, now it's 5:30 in the morning. Thanks a lot.

  8. Re:coloublind by CarpetShark · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would love to be able to see microwaves...

    Kitchen tours. $10 a pop. Kids unwelcome.

  9. Re:Blindness by apoc.famine · · Score: 2, Funny

    Even if you call her "Pamela Handerson", it's still not screwing...

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  10. Re:Blindness by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Do her doggy style then!