Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Euronews
Euronews
Euronews

Experimental treatment restores sight to man with genetic eye disorder in Italy

In a world first, a man suffering from vision loss in Italy has regained his sight thanks to an experimental gene therapy.

The 38-year-old has Usher syndrome type 1b, a rare genetic disorder that causes profound deafness from birth and a progressive loss of vision, leading to blindness.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.