vision

Research suggests that eye drops could spell the end of cataract surgery

Posted in Medicine on 23rd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Treating cataracts by way of an eye drop might not be all that far away.

Age-related macular degeneration patient receives bionic eye transplant

Posted in Hardware on 23rd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System is designed to stimulate remaining retinal cells, allowing them to obtain useful visual information.

Implantable pump to regulate fluids in the eye and preserve vision

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Though there are treatments for both glaucoma and phthisis bulbi, these only slow the progression of damage and loss of vision, rather than reverse their symptoms.

Our eye sockets give us a wider field of view than other apes

Posted in Featured, Science on 26th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

This may have given our ancestors an edge when they descended from the forests into savannas.

Bionic eye clinical trial results: long-term safety, efficacy

Posted in Medicine on 26th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

3 year clinical trial results of the Argus II retinal implant (bionic eye) have found that it restored some visual function in 30 people blinded by a degenerative eye disease.