Achromatopsia
Achromatopsia is a rare hereditary vision disorder affecting approximately 1 in 30,000 newborn babies.
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Achromatopsia is a rare hereditary vision disorder affecting approximately 1 in 30,000 newborn babies.
A research project funded by Retina UK helped pave the way to a new gene therapy that has recently produced encouraging results in two young people with achromatopsia, a condition that causes complete colour-blindness and poor overall vision from birth.
There are many ongoing clinical and laboratory studies around the world, exploring innovative approaches to treating inherited sight loss.
Funding from Retina UK has allowed to team to explore the viability of gene therapy as a treatment for RP and related conditions, and build a pipeline of clinical trials.
In recent years there has, understandably, been a lot of excitement around cutting-edge therapies that target the specific genetic faults underlying inherited sight loss.
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