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Leber’s congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life and affects around 1 in 80000 of the population. One form of LCA became well known in the scientific community following its successful treatment with gene therapy in 2008.LCA was first described by Theodor Leber in the 19th century. It should not be confused with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy which is a different disease also described by Theodor Leber.