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Lab-Grown Retinas May Restore Vision to People With Damaged Eyes
Researchers have developed a method for producing retina-like organoids that could aid in reconnection even after separation.
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Canadian Family Touring The World Before 3 Out Of 4 Children Go Blind
The family wants to spend another six months travelling the world before they return to their home in Quebec.
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Doctors Restore Blind Man's Vision Partially Using Gene-Based Therapy
In a first and what is truly a breakthrough in medicine, a team of doctors has succeeded in partially restoring the vision of a patient using optogenetic therapy. Learn how.
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Smartphone Addict Goes Blind After Marathon Gaming Binge
A 21-year-old Chinese woman went blind in one eye after a 24-hour gaming marathon on her mobile phone in northwest China's Shaanxi province, a media report said.
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Kudos To The New Gene Therapy, Blindness Can Now Be Reversed
Untreatable blindness could now be reversed, thanks to the new gene therapy technique. This is the conclusive proof of an animal study conducted by researchers in the University of Oxford.
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A Simple Eye Test Can Detect Glaucoma Nearly 20 Years Before the Symptoms Start Showing
Treatment is much more successful when it is begun in early stages of the disease, when sight loss is minimal.
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New Gene Editing Technique May Treat Inherited Blindness
A new technique that has the potential to treat inherited diseases has been shown for the first time to hinder retinal degeneration in rats with a type of inherited blindness, scientists say.
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Coffee Can Prevent Eye Damage
Your daily cup of coffee is brewing some soothing news for your eyes. According to food scientists, a daily cup of coffee can prevent eyesight deterioration and possible blindness from retinal degeneration due to glaucoma, aging and diabetes."Raw coffee...
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Implant gives the blind a glimpse at sight
A ground-breaking retinal implant has allowed three people to see shapes and objects for the first time since they lost their sight to an eye disease. Research teams in Germany have been working on a way to combat a genetic disease that kills off light sensitive cells in the eye, leaving the person blind.They came up with an electronic chip that's ...
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Lab-Grown Retinas May Restore Vision to People With Damaged Eyes
Researchers have developed a method for producing retina-like organoids that could aid in reconnection even after separation.
-
Canadian Family Touring The World Before 3 Out Of 4 Children Go Blind
The family wants to spend another six months travelling the world before they return to their home in Quebec.
-
Doctors Restore Blind Man's Vision Partially Using Gene-Based Therapy
In a first and what is truly a breakthrough in medicine, a team of doctors has succeeded in partially restoring the vision of a patient using optogenetic therapy. Learn how.
-
Smartphone Addict Goes Blind After Marathon Gaming Binge
A 21-year-old Chinese woman went blind in one eye after a 24-hour gaming marathon on her mobile phone in northwest China's Shaanxi province, a media report said.
-
Kudos To The New Gene Therapy, Blindness Can Now Be Reversed
Untreatable blindness could now be reversed, thanks to the new gene therapy technique. This is the conclusive proof of an animal study conducted by researchers in the University of Oxford.
-
A Simple Eye Test Can Detect Glaucoma Nearly 20 Years Before the Symptoms Start Showing
Treatment is much more successful when it is begun in early stages of the disease, when sight loss is minimal.
-
New Gene Editing Technique May Treat Inherited Blindness
A new technique that has the potential to treat inherited diseases has been shown for the first time to hinder retinal degeneration in rats with a type of inherited blindness, scientists say.
-
Coffee Can Prevent Eye Damage
Your daily cup of coffee is brewing some soothing news for your eyes. According to food scientists, a daily cup of coffee can prevent eyesight deterioration and possible blindness from retinal degeneration due to glaucoma, aging and diabetes."Raw coffee...
-
Implant gives the blind a glimpse at sight
A ground-breaking retinal implant has allowed three people to see shapes and objects for the first time since they lost their sight to an eye disease. Research teams in Germany have been working on a way to combat a genetic disease that kills off light sensitive cells in the eye, leaving the person blind.They came up with an electronic chip that's ...
