Tag: blindness
Pakistani, Swiss scientists discover gene causing blindness
A collaboration of Pakistani and Swiss scientists have discovered a new genetic mutation, labelled MARK3, responsible for eye defects leading to blindness in Pakistan.
According...
Blind man appeals to PM Imran for help
A video circulating on social media shows a blind person pleading to Prime Minister Imran Khan for financial help in order to cure his...
4th ophthalmology conference concludes, diabetes declared leading cause of blindness
KARACHI: The 4th Pioneering Innovations in Ophthalmology (PIO) was held the other day in Karachi here at a local hotel. The conference was organized...
Treatment for blindness to sell for $850,000
NEW YORK: Luxturna, a medication against hereditary degeneration of the retina that can lead to total blindness, will be sold for $850,000 in the...
