# Successful early stage research on reversing glaucoma & age related eye damage

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**Created:** [December 7, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-early-stage-research-on-reversing-glaucoma-age-related-eye-damage/927478 "2020-12-07T14:40:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-early-stage-research-on-reversing-glaucoma-age-related-eye-damage/927478/1 "2020-12-07T14:40:41Z")

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> [Harvard Medical School scientists have successfully](https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-reverse-the-aging-clock-restore-age-related-vision-loss-through-epigenetic-reprogramming/) restored vision in mice by turning back the clock on aged eye cells in the retina to recapture youthful gene function.

They had success in reversing vision loss from glaucoma & from old age.

This has the possibility of clinical trials within 2 years. I think if those trials go well, we could have an exciting new tool for fighting blindness and maybe other age related problems within 10 years.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-early-stage-research-on-reversing-glaucoma-age-related-eye-damage/927478/2 "2020-12-07T14:53:23Z")

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Without reading the entire article, could this be a breakthrough in treating diabetic retinopathy?

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-early-stage-research-on-reversing-glaucoma-age-related-eye-damage/927478/3 "2020-12-07T15:06:11Z")

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Diabetic retinopathy is caused by blood vessel damage in the back of the eye.  
It doesn’t sound like this process would help but I’m not a qualified to say at all.