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Eye Doctors Zero In on Vision Loss

New treatments hold promise of curing some types of blindness

By Liam Carnahan,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 28, 2012 10:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – Those who were once blind may someday see, thanks to decades of research into what causes certain types of blindness. Scientists have developed several types of experimental treatments, including gene therapy, which could help prevent the rare eye disorder known as Stargardt disease, one of...   Read full story »

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