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5 Ways Futuristic Technology is Helping Eye Care
Posted in Medicine on 12th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Amazing breakthroughs in vision technology are bringing the futuristic promise of bringing sight to the blind a reality.
Heart Drug Could Limit Diabetes Blindness
Posted in Science on 24th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
There are an estimated 422 million people globally who have been diagnosed with diabetes. One of the most common complications of the disease is vision loss.
Bionic eye restores mans vision after being blind for 40 years
Posted in Science on 19th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
The rare procedure gained FDA approval in the United States only recently, and there are just a handful of doctors capable of performing the complex surgery.
Gene therapy reverses sight loss and is long-lasting
Posted in Medicine on 29th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
A genetic therapy has improved the vision of patients who would otherwise have gone blind. The improvement is long-lasting so the therapy is suitable as a treatment.
Blind Woman Is the First Person to Undergo Optogenetic Therapy
Posted in Medicine on 20th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
If successful, the therapy will create light-sensing cells in one of her eyes and enable her to see again.