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Gene therapy study offers hope to IRD sufferers
The visual function of mice suffering from inherited retinal disease (IRD) was restored in a US study hailed as a breakthrough.
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), used new-generation CRISPR technology – known as base editing – to demonstrate a new therapeutic modality for a wide range of IRDs.
Co-author Krzysztof Palczewski, professor at the UCI’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, said: “We provide evidence of the clinical potential of base editors for the correction of mutations causing IRDs and for restoring visual function.
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The main purpose of the bill is to abolish NHS England and centralise its services, creating single patient records where patient health information is available in one place.
The College of Optometrists has today launched a public consultation on the next edition of its Guidance for Professional Practice which will be open for the next six weeks until Monday 3 August 2026.
