Sentences with phrase «rare inherited eye disease»

2009 Eight - year - old Corey Haas, who has a rare inherited eye disease and is almost blind, gains normal vision following gene therapy to replace a retinal pigment protein.

LCA is a rare inherited eye disease that destroys vision by killing photoreceptors — light - sensitive cells in the retina at the back of the eye.

Not exact matches

The 65 - year - old is one of six people in the world to receive gene therapy for a rare type of inherited eye disease called choroideremia.

Failure to do annual eye exams through at least 10 years of age, or assuming that any retinal defect found can't be inherited because the dog or its parents have cleared the prcd test has the potential to result in increased frequency of those other and presently rare forms of retinal disease because breeders are makng mating choices based on false assumptions.