Gene Therapy Restores Sight To Blind

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Posted by kdawson on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @02:31AM 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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um... (Score:2, Funny)

by fyngyrz ( 762201 ) writes: on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @02:33AM (#32082152) Homepage Journal

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?

Re:Blindness (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @03:06AM (#32082292)

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!

Oblig... (Score:4, Funny)

by Psychotic_Wrath ( 693928 ) writes: on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @03:17AM (#32082334)

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

Re:Blindness (Score:5, Funny)

by outsider007 ( 115534 ) writes: on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @03:47AM (#32082410)

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

Re:There were notable side affects (Score:4, Funny)

by Linker3000 ( 626634 ) writes: on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @04:40AM (#32082552) Journal

Better peripheral vision = Side effect!?

Re:Blindness (Score:5, Funny)

by spooje ( 582773 ) writes: <`spooje' `at' `hotmail.com'> on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @05:03AM (#32082638) Homepage

I'm guessing it was chronic masturbation.

Interesting read (Score:3, Funny)

by Citizen of Earth ( 569446 ) writes: on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @05:30AM (#32082744)

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.

Re:coloublind (Score:4, Funny)

by CarpetShark ( 865376 ) writes: on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @05:51AM (#32082824)

I would love to be able to see microwaves...
Kitchen tours. $10 a pop. Kids unwelcome.

Re:um... (Score:5, Funny)

by edittard ( 805475 ) writes: on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @07:39AM (#32083244)

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

Re:Blindness (Score:3, Funny)

by apoc.famine ( 621563 ) writes: <apoc.famine@NOSPAM.gmail.com> on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @09:56AM (#32084346) Journal

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

Re:Blindness (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday May 04, 2010 @11:36AM (#32085946)

Do her doggy style then!

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