Treatment to preserve sight in children with rare genetic disorder shows promise in clinical trial

OCT images showing the progression of CLN2 related retinal thinning in the three patients who were in the active/progressive phase of CLN2 retinopathy over the course of the study. Credit:

Genes aren't destiny for inherited blindness, study shows

A new study challenges what’s long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness. Investigators from Mass General Brigham used large public biobanks to determine that genes

Vitamin supplements may slow down the progression of glaucoma

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A vitamin supplement that improves metabolism in the eye appears to slow down damage to the optic nerve in glaucoma. The promising results have been published