How OHSU restored a 4-year-old's sight (Photos)

Until a month ago, 4-year-old Caspian Soto had to use a headlamp and cane to navigate the world around him. He couldn ’t see the stars in the sky, or anything much in dim light. The Portland boy was born with a rare genetic mutation that causes Leber’s congenital amaurosis, a condition that made his vision dark and blurry. That all changed for Caspian when he underwent a new gene therapy treatment at the OHSU Casey Eye Institute called Luxturna. Doctors injected a modified virus into Caspian’s…
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