#  Fighting Blindness with a Virus 

 





November 02, 2026

 

 

   ![Apolonia Gardner labeling slides for microscopy at a lab bench in her PhD thesis lab (laboratory of Dr. Constance Cepko)./Photo by Heer Joisher](/sites/g/files/omnuum5516/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-11/apolonia-in-lab_0.jpg?itok=bg4wjFYT) 

 

Injecting the eye with a virus can treat age-related blindness—or kill the very cells that need healing. Virologist Apolonia Gardner, PhD ’26 investigates why this innovative treatment succeeds or fails.

Read the full article on the [Harvard Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences site](https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/fighting-blindness-virus).





 

 

 



 

 

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