Collaborators at two major research institutions in the US have shown that gene therapy can target cone cells and rescue electrical response and visual acuity in a mouse model of achromatopsia ...

The average weight of a 6-month-old Swiss albino mouse in our colony is 35–40 g. Upon examination, the animal was lethargic and its muzzle, oral mucous membranes, eyes, paws, and tail were pale.

was able to prevent sight loss in the mice even though it did not rebuild the affected cell barriers in the eye. Inherited eye diseases are the UK's leading cause of blindness in working-age people.