Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited mitochondrial condition that manifests as painless subacute bilateral visual loss usually in early adulthood. It is caused by DNA ...

Over the last few months, our Living with LHON features have looked at the individual stories of the inspirational people who have refused to let sight loss mean the end of their dreams.

That disorder is called Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, or LHON. 1-4 A progressive disorder that is passed down the maternal line, LHON impacts approximately two out of every 100,000 people ...

“The findings on the persistence of visual improvement show the promise of using LUMEVOQ gene therapy to treat patients with LHON due to the MT-ND4 gene variant,” noted Prof. Patrick Yu-Wai ...

Watch previous coverage: Virginia Beach pulls the plug on SITW after organizers miss terminal lineup, ticket sales deadline Virginia Beach pulls the plug on SITW after organizers miss terminal ...

Something in the Water organizers have one last chance to announce a lineup and ticket sales by close of business Monday, Jan. 27. Virginia Beach city officials sent a notice to organizers last ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. —The Something in the Water (SITW) music festival, created by Virginia Beach native and music superstar Pharrell Williams, will not take place in April in Virginia Beach.

GenSight Biologics’ lead product candidate, GS010, is in Phase III trials in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), a rare mitochondrial disease that leads to irreversible blindness in teens ...

On the hill near the pond where Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo lost his life, friends and strangers alike came to say goodbye. Keeping the Bay clean, keeping food on tables and keeping a roof over ...