Research into rare eye diseases at Ghent University: “It’s fair to say we rank amongst the world’s elite”
Around 8% of the world’s population suffers from a rare disease. In Belgium some 800,000 patients are affected. One of them is eighteen-month-old Oliver, who was born blind. He is closely monitored by professor Bart Leroy, whose team has made remarkable progress in the research into rare eye diseases. Still, there are quite a few stumbling blocks as well.