Gene therapy and special goggles help some blind adults detect objects again

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261012/Gene-therapy-and-special-goggles-help-some-blind-adults-detect-objects-again.aspx Scientists are testing whether surviving retinal nerve cells, a light-sensitive protein, and specially designed goggles could offer a new way to process visual information after severe vision loss. A recent New England Journal of Medicine study evaluated the safety and preliminary visual-function outcomes of optogenetic therapy in adults with advanced retinitis pigmentosa.