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The development of gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) took off when young adults and children showed significant vision improvements in an early clinical trial for what would [...]

Brandon Biggs was diagnosed with vision loss — and ultimately with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) — as a toddler. His genetic mutation is LCA-CRB1, which can cause LCA, retinitis pigmentosa [...]

By Claudia Zaghi-Biggs When I met Brandon in September 2014, I thought that I was talking to the most interesting person I had ever met. Not only was he the […]

By Atom Biggs Raising a blind son has been one of the most exciting and inspiring experiences a dad can ever have. I’d like to tell you a little about […]

Simon Wheatcroft held his audience spellbound at the Global Genes conference in California where he detailed his journey from losing his sight as a teen-ager due to retinitis pigmentosa to […]