How Science and Big Data are Helping in the Search for an Effective Treatment of a Rare Disease that Causes Blindness

Approximately 35,000 people worldwide have LHON, a genetic condition that affects the optic nerve, which sends visual information from the eye to the brain. In most cases, LHON – short for Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy – leads to severe vision loss in both eyes, usually beyond the threshold of legal blindness and mostly among young men. In this episode of Ideas to Innovation Season 2 , two special guests discuss the challenges of this rare disease on patients and their families. They help explain, too, the role and work of scientific research in seeking answers. Read more -

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How Science and Big Data are Helping in the Search for an Effective Treatment of a Rare Disease that Causes Blindness is an episode from Ideas to Innovation by Clarivate.

This episode is 25:46 long.

This episode was published on May 3, 2023.

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