Gene Therapy That Restores Vision in Dogs May Help Humans, Too
May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018
EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 18 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release:
A Michigan State University veterinary ophthalmologist has modified a gene therapy that reverses blindness in dogs that have a certain form of a disease known as progressive retinal atrophy, or PRA, and is now looking to advance the treatment for human use.
In an earlier study, the treatment on dogs had a 100 percent success rate in helping them restore their night vision, as . . .
A Michigan State University veterinary ophthalmologist has modified a gene therapy that reverses blindness in dogs that have a certain form of a disease known as progressive retinal atrophy, or PRA, and is now looking to advance the treatment for human use.
In an earlier study, the treatment on dogs had a 100 percent success rate in helping them restore their night vision, as . . .