FDA IND Received for Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa
SparingVision is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery [...]
Popular Mechanics Features Human Sight-Restoring Technologies
One of the four human sight-restoring technologies featured in [...]
Developing Next-Generation AAV Gene Therapy Vectors for Ocular Diseases
Avista Therapeutics, which recently launched as a spinout of [...]
Discovery of Cell-Based Chemical Probes Targeting Aberrant Angiogenesis in the Eye
In his lab, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty [...]
Treatment Correcting Night Blindness in Dogs Offers Hope for Treating Similar Condition in People
People with congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) are unable to [...]
Measuring Tiny Eye Movements Can Help Identify Vision Impairments After Concussions
For up to 3 million Americans each year, what was [...]
Novel Gene Therapy Platform Speeds Search for Ways to Cure Blindness
A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University [...]
Gamifying Vision: How Mobile Gaming Is Tracking Vision Degradation in Patients
Allison Proffitt, for Bio-IT World, recently reported how innovative vision [...]
Pitt Scientists Who Regrew Retina Cells to Restore Vision in Tiny Fish Set Their Sights on Humans
For centuries, people thought that blindness was incurable – once [...]
Injection of Light-Sensitive Proteins Restores Blind Man’s Vision
After 40 years of blindness, a 58-year-old man can once [...]