FDA clears Opus Genetics IND for RDH12 childhood blindness therapy

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Opus Genetics Announces FDA Clearance of IND Application for OPGx-RDH12 Gene Therapy for Inherited Childhood Blindness

October 21, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

FDA clearance enables clinical development of OPGx-RDH12 for RDH12-associated Leber congenital amaurosis, a rare inherited retinal disease that causes progressive vision loss beginning in early childhood

Strategic collaboration with the Global RDH12 Alliance supports the development of a potential treatment for this disease with high unmet need

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opus Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:... More