GOOD NEWS… Genes may spell the end for eye jabs

A new therapy could help sufferers of macular dystrophy – a genetic eye disorder that can cause blindness. People with the condition need to have painful injections in their eyes every four to six weeks to make sure they don’t lose their sight. But a new study on rats and mice at Johns Hopkins University showed that gene therapy could be used to prevent further damage to eyesight. And it is effective after just a handful of treatments. The much kinder method could be used to treat other inherited eyesight conditions in the future too.