Posts Tagged: BLINDNESS

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Corneas Grown in Lab; Eyes in Petri Dishes Next

Corneas Grown in Lab; Eyes in Petri Dishes Next

By Dan Seitz

Some good news for a lot of people hit the street today; the first laboratory-grown corneas have successfully been transplanted into human patients.

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Telescope Eye Implant Gets FDA Approval

Telescope Eye Implant Gets FDA Approval

By RoboPanda

The FDA has just approved the "Implantable Miniature Telescope" from California-based company VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies.

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AMBLYOPIA
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Boy’s Eyesight Saved by Mario Kart

Boy’s Eyesight Saved by Mario Kart

By RoboPanda | 2 comments

Ben Michaels is a six year old from England who has had amblyopia (lazy eye) since the age of four.

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SUBRETINAL IMPLANT FOR THE BLIND

SUBRETINAL IMPLANT FOR THE BLIND

By RoboPanda | 2 comments

Retina Implant AG in Germany conducted their first human clinical trial of a subretinal implant put into 11 patients who had gradually lost their eyesight to retinitis pigmentosa (which affects ~200K people worldwide).

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