amaurosis
noun
am·au·ro·sis
ˌa-mȯ-ˈrō-səs 
plural amauroses
ˌa-mȯ-ˈrō-ˌsēz
: partial or complete loss of sight occurring especially without an externally perceptible change in the eye
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In laboratories and clinics around the world, gene therapies are being successfully deployed to treat a range of diseases, including certain types of immune deficiency, retinal amaurosis, leukemia, myeloma, hemophilia, and Parkinson’s.
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Jamie F. Metzl, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2014
For example, Leber congenital amaurosis, a rare genetic eye disorder, isn't on the federal list even though the Food and Drug Administration approved a gene therapy for it in 2017.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 17 June 2023
Editas Medicine released some data on its experimental drug for Leber congenital amaurosis, an eye disorder, which indicated that out of three doses tested, two patients did not see a significant improvement in a test of functional sight, while the other patient showed some improvement.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
Last week, Editas Medicine, Inc. another genome editing company based in Cambridge, enrolled the first children in a trial designed to test CRISPR editing in a hereditary cause of blindness called Leber congenital amaurosis 10.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 26 June 2021
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Jamie F. Metzl, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2014
For example, Leber congenital amaurosis, a rare genetic eye disorder, isn't on the federal list even though the Food and Drug Administration approved a gene therapy for it in 2017.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 17 June 2023
Editas Medicine released some data on its experimental drug for Leber congenital amaurosis, an eye disorder, which indicated that out of three doses tested, two patients did not see a significant improvement in a test of functional sight, while the other patient showed some improvement.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
Last week, Editas Medicine, Inc. another genome editing company based in Cambridge, enrolled the first children in a trial designed to test CRISPR editing in a hereditary cause of blindness called Leber congenital amaurosis 10.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 26 June 2021
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“Amaurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amaurosis. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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amaurosis
noun
am·au·ro·sis
ˌam-ȯ-ˈrō-səs
plural amauroses
-ˌsēz
: partial or complete loss of sight occurring especially without an externally perceptible change in the eye
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