A ten-year-old blind boy has taken up boxing after learning to ‘punch by numbers’. Archie Hayes has been taught how to move ...

NEW YORK – Opus Genetics is advancing a gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis type 5 (LCA5), a rare form of inherited blindness, into pivotal testing, the company's CEO said during a ...

When one eye is deprived of vision early in life, it can lead to amblyopia, a condition more commonly known as lazy eye. This happens because a lack of input disrupts synapse formation in the brain's ...

Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) is an inherited retinal disease leading to severe vision impairment from early infancy, affecting 2-3 out of every 100,000 newborns. LCA is caused by variants in ...

The last time I spoke about MeiraGTx Holdings plc (MGTX), it was in a Seeking Alpha article entitled "MeiraGTx: 2 Possible Near-Term BLA Filings Could Ignite Shareholder Value." With respect to this ...

There is a new FDA-approved eye drop on the market called Vizz. This once-daily, prescription eye drop is said to help combat presbyopia, otherwise known as age-related blurry vision. Drugmaker LENZ ...

MeiraGTx Holdings plc (NASDAQ:MGTX) stock is trading higher after the company inked a strategic collaboration in the area of ophthalmology with Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY). MeiraGTx will grant Lilly ...

It has happened to many of us. While in the middle of work, a study session or just spending time with friends, your eyelid flutters for no apparent reason. At first, it may be nothing more than a ...

OPGx-LCA5 gene therapy showed significant vision improvements in teenagers with LCA5, an ultra-rare childhood blindness condition. The therapy demonstrated sustained visual benefits in adults up to 18 ...

Pediatric participants demonstrated large gains in cone-mediated vision; therapy remains well tolerated with no ocular serious adverse events or dose-limiting toxicities Lasting, durable responses ...