vision
Implant could bring tears of joy to 'dry eye' sufferers
Posted in Medicine on 12th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
The device may cause patients to produce more tears, when wirelessly activated.
Retinal nerve cells grown in the lab which could lead to cell transplants for blind people
Posted in Medicine on 4th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
A method to turn human stem cells into retinal ganglion cells, cells that transmit visual signals to the brain, has been discovered.
High-tech glasses can treat lazy eye
Posted in Medicine on 15th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
For the 2 to 3 percent of children with amblyopia, or lazy eye, treatment options arent great. This is the first new treatment for the condition in 50 years.
Eye drops could clear up cataracts using newly identified chemical
Posted in Medicine on 6th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts, the leading cause of blindness, has been identified by a team of scientists.
Editas will test CRISPR gene editing in humans in 2017
Posted in Science on 5th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Editas CEO Katrine Bosley said the company hopes to start a clinical trial in 2017 to treat a rare form of blindness using CRISPR, a groundbreaking gene-editing technology.