MUHC researcher unveils novel treatment for a form of childhood blindness

(McGill University Health Centre) An international research project, led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, reports that a new oral medication is showing significant progress in restoring vision to patients with Leber congenital amaurosis. Until now, this inherited retinal disease that causes visual impairment ranging from reduced vision to complete blindness, has remained untreatable. The study is published today in the scientific journal The Lancet.