Research
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Completed
October 2013 - September 2016
Can red light therapy protect the optic nerve?
Testing a new approach to helping the retina make enough energy to function
2013-1423-Votruba -
Completed
March 2014 - August 2015
Finding the unknown genes behind inherited optic nerve blindness
Aiming to give families with autosomal dominant optic atrophy a confirmed diagnosis
2013-1479-Yu-Wai-Man -
Active
September 2022 - September 2025
CRISPR activation for inherited blindness
UCL researchers are using gene-editing technique CRISPRa to replace the damaged OPA1 gene which leads to blindness.
2022 - 5167/5168 - Cheetham