blindness
The Blind can See Again With an Implant the Size of a Grain of Salt
Posted in Hardware, Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
“To my knowledge, this is the first time that restoration of the ability to fluently read has ever been definitively shown in blind patients.”
FDA approves gene therapy to fix mutations that can lead to blindness
Posted in Medicine on 21st Dec, 2017
by Alex Muller
Luxturna is the first gene therapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration that treats a medical condition -- in this case, blindness -- by fixing a mistake in a patient's DNA.
'Holy Grail' of Gene Editing Partially Restores Vision
Posted in Medicine on 9th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
With this new development we are finally able to use CRISPR to edit regular adult cells, giving hope to treat formally incurable diseases.
A Groundbreaking Stem Cell Treatment Just Prevented a Woman From Going Blind
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Age-related macular degeneration affects 10 million people in the U.S., and is the most common cause of vision loss.
Assessing the impact of stress in age-related macular degeneration
Posted in Medicine on 4th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss among older adults in the United States, is often associated with psychological stress.