Video: 11-year-old boy receives gene-editing treatment to restore vision

An 11-year-old said it was a bit scary knowing that he would be among the first people in the world to try a new experimental treatment for a genetic eye condition. But he says having the procedure has allowed him to 'experience the world better.'

An 11-year-old from Detroit said it was a bit scary knowing that he’s among the first people in the world to try a new experimental treatment for a genetic eye condition.But Jacob Peckham told WWJ that part of the reason he’s excited about the treatment is because it could lead to helping others with Retinitis pigmentosa sep 290, the genetic eye condition that impacts Jacob’s vision.'I wanna help people like me because they — before the surgery, I just,” Jacob said, pausing.

“And then after, it felt like, I don't know, I could experience the world better,” the 11-year-old continued as he spoke with WWJ.Jacob, who was born with the condition. After learning about the new gene-editing treatment, Jacob’s parents, Jodie and Andrew Peckham, flew with him to Philadelphia so that he could undergo the procedure. So what did the surgery entail? 'They basically put a needle in my eye,” Jacob said of the procedure.

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