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Natural vision could be improved by gene therapy, a new study published in The Lancet has suggested.
The research, titled Age-dependent effects of RPE65 gene therapy for Leber's congenital amaurosis: a phase 1 dose-escalation trial, found that gene therapy could potentially reverse the disease or prevent further eye deterioration.
Richard Tolson, service development manager for Health and Social Care at Action for Blind People, welcomed the news and stated the importance of eye tests to optic health.
Research by YouGov for Action for Blind People found that many people in the UK were unaware that an eye test could prevent them from going blind.
The study found that a quarter of adults didn't know that sight loss could be prevented through an eye test, while one in ten didn't know what the purpose of an eye test was.
Mr Tolson said: "In some circumstances an eye test can pick up life threatening conditions."
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By Louise Cole
