Our eyes are inarguably one of the most important parts of our bodies. Without our eyes day to day tasks that we are so used to doing would be almost impossible. However in some cases, unfortunate victims of diseases of the eye lose their sight and must cope for the rest of their lives without it. Among the most common of these eye-rendering diseases would be Myopia, or short-sightedness, which is the most common eye disease in the world, and Glaucoma, which is one of the leading causes of blindness in todays world. The Glaucoma gene, Caveolin, was discovered by a team of geneticists at DeCODE genetics in Iceland. The goal for the use of this new gene that was stated was to prevent risk of Glaucoma and to help aid those who already suffer from the disease. "This new discovery will open new areas in research and treatments of short-sieghtedness." Says Professor Mackey.
Eventhough i dont have vision problems i still think this discovery is very important and can be very useful in the future to us. Being able to cure blindness or even just short-seightedness is a great thing for the world. I think this can only have good things to come in the new future.
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