Under the right conditions, a human eye can look as if it is filled with tiny stars or shimmering tinsel. That sparkle is not a camera filter or a fantasy trope, but the visual signature of a handful ...

Saffie Sandford was born with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis and "missed out on a lot" due to difficulties seeing in any ...

A six-year-old girl has had her sight restored thanks to a life-changing eye gene therapy on the NHS. Saffie Sandford, from Stevenage in Hertfordshire, has the rare inherited condition Leber’s ...

Three 2026 Breakthrough Prize winners reflect on developing Luxturna, a gene therapy that treats blindness caused by rare ...