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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.”
Technique That Determines 'Eye Age' Could Lead To Precision Treatments
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller
Targeting both aging and disease cells could make treatment more effective because the two act separately but simultaneously to cause eye damage, the researchers say.
Vision Restored In Animal Models Thanks To a Refined CRISPR System
Posted in Science on 19th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
While it only affects about 1 in 5,000 people worldwide, retinitis pigmentosa is the most commonly inherited disease of the retina, so research seeking a cure across a variety of modalities is ongoing.
AI Uses a Scan of Your Retina to Predict Your Risk of Heart Disease
Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 27th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller
"AI-enabled vasculometry risk prediction is fully automated, low cost, non-invasive, and has the potential for reaching a higher proportion of the population in the community because of 'high street' availability and because blood sampling or are not needed."
Bioengineered Corneas Gave 14 Blind People Their Sight Back
Posted in Medicine on 26th Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller
The implant caused their corneas to return to normal thickness and curvature, and the 14 participants who were blind before the operation had their vision restored.