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CRIPSR gene editing leads to improvements in vision for people with inherited blindness, clinical trial shows - EurekAlert


Results of a phase 1/2 clinical trial of CRISPR gene editing in 14 individuals with a form of inherited blindness show that the treatment is safe and led to measurable improvements in 11 of the participants treated. 

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