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Gene Therapy for Inherited Eye Diseases

By Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. | May 2, 2022

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Gene therapy continues to be at the forefront of research that shows promise for curing many inherited eye diseases.

Luxturna | First Gene Therapy Treats Blindness

By Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. | May 14, 2018

Luxturna Gene Therapy Treats Blindness | Burlington County Eye Physicians

First patient to receive Luxturna was a 13 year old boy with Leber’s congenital amaurosis, a heritable form of blindness due to defective copies of RPE65 genes.

Gene Therapy Cures Blindness

By Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. | October 21, 2017

Two types of inherited blindness due to defective retinal genes may be curable with gene therapy. Read about this exciting recent development.