Visual impairment has been a major issue for humankind for its entire history, but has become more pressing with society’s evolution into a world which revolves around visual acuity. Whether it’s ...
Scientists have found that an existing drug, already used in humans to treat alcohol use disorder, could help restore vision lost to conditions like age-related macular degeneration and retinitis ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Retinal implants have a history of challenges, and questions remain about their utility. A bioengineered RPE ...
An experimental eye implant could be the secret to restoring a patient's central vision—the part of our eye that lets us see faces, details, and letters more clearly. Many patients now using the ...
Paired with external glasses, a tiny chip that is surgically placed under the retina is helping people who are legally blind ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has launched a program to restore vision through whole eye ...
The case marks the first time sight has been partially restored using optogenetics, a type of biological research aimed at controlling nerve cells via light. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, ...
Scientists in Canada have developed a new technique that may one day help restore some sight to patients with inherited vision impairment. The regenerative therapy works by expressing genes that ...
People with severe vision loss have been able to read again, thanks to a tiny wireless chip implanted in one of their eyes and a pair of high-tech glasses. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a ...
Scientists are making dramatic strides toward a goal that once seemed almost unimaginable: Restoring limited vision to people affected by a previously irreversible form of blindness caused by an ...
Chennai: Doctors at Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital restored vision to a 44-year-old Mumbai gynaecologist who became blind in both ...
This story is part 5 of an occasional series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the collection of interventions that restore to normal ...