Gene therapy operation to save sight

By By Lizzie Roberts, Press Association
Updated February 19 2019 - 9:11am, first published 9:08am
A pioneering operation in the UK could save the sight of people with macular degeneration.
A pioneering operation in the UK could save the sight of people with macular degeneration.

British surgeons have claimed a world first after carrying out a gene therapy operation to tackle the most common cause of sight loss in the developed world.

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