A Blind Man Had His Eyesight Partially Restored, In A First Of Such Successful Treatment In Human Using Optogenetic Therapy And Engineered Goggles. The 58-Year-Old Man, For 40 Years, Was Afflicted With A Neurodegenerative Eye Disease, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Which Changes How The Retina Responds To Light, Which Could Lead To Total Blindness.
Blind man has sight partially restored after 40 years – CNNA blind man has had his vision partially restored using optogenetic therapy and engineered goggles — the first successful case of such therapy in humans.