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NZherald.co.nz April 29, 2008: As mentioned in previous posts, New Zealand keeps its residents up to date on the latest in scientific research! A revolutionary treatment involving a singular injection at the posterior end of the eye is a pioneering gene therapy trial administered by British scientists that has aided a blind man in once again acquiring his vision! This is very interesting to the scientific community for many reasons, however, it has also given hope to millions of individuals who suffered blindness due to eye diseases! According to the article, this research is being done at the University College London and Moorfields Eye Hospitals, with similar research being conducted at the University of Pennsylvania. This has allow many individuals who had problems navigating in lowlight and dark environments, and after treatment for some has proved slightly to moderately effective! To those who only had slight improvement, they continue to speak its praises because what normal people (with perfect eye sight) may believe only to be a small difference, to that person, it was so much more!! This is a really great story! With the increasing numbers of individuals needing the aid of glasses and the trend of genetic degradation of eyesight through the generations, this could be one of the greatest discoveries that would affect Billions of individuals!