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Smart Planet - July 27, 2010 - Advances in the battle against blindness

Friday, 30 July 2010

Bringing hope to people facing congenital blindness, researchers announced last year a gene therapy treatment that restored some vision in children with the condition. The treatment was the first of many funded by the Foundation Fighting Blindness, whose mission since the 1970s has been to find prevention, treatments and cures for rare retinal diseases that cause blindness.

Written by: Christina Hernandez

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