Mammals aren’t known for the ocular regenerative powers, but a new study shows that nature has a few tricks up its sleeve.
Scientists at USC are launching a new trial to test a tiny stem cell implant that could restore vision in people with ...
Scientists in Canada have developed a new technique that may one day help restore some sight to patients with inherited vision impairment. The regenerative therapy works by expressing genes that ...
For decades, restoring sight after severe eye damage sat firmly in the realm of science fiction. Now a wave of converging ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Retinal implants have a history of challenges, and questions remain about their utility. A bioengineered RPE ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has launched a program to restore vision through whole eye ...
A radical stem cell transplant has significantly improved the blurry vision of three people with severe damage to their cornea. The clinical trial, which took place in Japan, is the first of its kind ...
The case marks the first time sight has been partially restored using optogenetics, a type of biological research aimed at controlling nerve cells via light. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, ...
For some degenerative vision disorders, the therapies available don’t restore sight, they mainly slow its decline. To realize this benefit, a patient must receive an eye injection as frequently as ...
Technologies to compensate for limited sight have come a long way from the invention of Braille in the 1800s, but scientists are hoping to still take this a step further and restore vision altogether.
Imagine slowly losing the center of your vision, like a camera lens fading to fog. That's what happens with geographic atrophy, a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It's the ...
For those who've lost their sight to retinal disease, there may be light at the end of the tunnel. Researchers are making headway on high-tech fixes that would use implants to restore vision to the 25 ...