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Some gene therapies which can restore eyesight have already been applied in humans, including for really similar inherited retinal diseases to the one the autho
by pxc 3y ago
Some gene therapies which can restore eyesight have already been applied in humans, including for really similar inherited retinal diseases to the one the author of the OP has. Unfortunately such therapies are gene-specific, and there's been no work on one for what I've got. :-\
> As someone with a seeming inability to internally visualize things (aphantasia) and a terrible sense of direction I'm really dreading trying to navigate (or do anything) when I go blind.
BIG SAME
I have never been much of a visualizer. I can't even draw a straight line. I have ADHD and I very easily get lost as it is. I have a feeling that blind navigation may end up being harder for me than it is for many. Ugh.