Скачать или смотреть British toddler’s adorable reaction as she hears for first time after world-first gene therapy

An 18-month-old British girl has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a groundbreaking new gene therapy trial.

Opal Sandy, from Oxfordshire, can now hear her family and listen to her mother and father read her stories, after undergoing the pioneering treatment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, which is part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Professor Manohar Bance, an ear surgeon at the trust and chief investigator for the trial, said the results are “better than I hoped or expected” and may cure patients with this type of deafness.

Watch more on Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/edit...

Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent

About The Independent:
Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.

Connect with The Independent:
Check out our full video catalog:    / theindependent  
Videos, daily editorial and more: http://www.theindy.com
Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: https://www.independent.co.uk/newslet...
Like The Independent on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/TheIndependentOnline
Follow The Independent on Twitter:   / independent  
Follow The Independent on Instagram:   / the.independent  
Download the iOS & Android app: https://www.independent.co.uk/subscri...

Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust - https://www.independent.co.uk/donations

Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB