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Gene Therapy: Eye for the cure! Recent technical advances have led to the demonstration of the molecular basis of various ocular diseases. Gene transfer into ocular tissues has been demonstrated with growing functional success and may develop into a new therapeutic tool for clinical ophthalmology.  There are prospects for commercially available gene therapies for retinal disease in the near future and one thing is for certain that the future is brighter for thousands of patients with inherited retinal degenerations potentially amenable to treatment with this technology. About Gene Therapy Gene therapy is the addition of new genes to a patient’s cells to replace m...