The New England Journal of Medicine

Optogenetic Therapy for Restoring Aspects of Visual Function

By José-Alain Sahel, Stefan Futterknecht, Isabelle Audo, Botond Roska

Trial in peopleInterventions

The paper

Institut de la Vision; University of Basel

The New England Journal of Medicine, 7 Oct 2026

doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2602215 PubMed 42842903

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