Gene Therapy

Doctors at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital became the first in the world to use gene therapy to treat an eye disorder. As reported by the BBC, doctors injected copies of a gene into a man's retina to replace his faulty gene. The delicate surgery was performed essentially perfectly, the doctors could not have been happier. So far the results are promising, but it will be months before any conclusions can be drawn about the success of the operation.