Bioengineered Corneas Stand to Cure Blindness For Millions of People Around the World
Cornea transplantation is the most common way of restoring lost sight, but it's a very technical procedure that relies on donors.
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Husband Plants Field of Flowers for Blind Wife to Smell, So Spectacular it Gets Visitors
When his wife lost her eyesight, this man turned their dairy farm into a garden of fragrant flowers to bring his wife back from sadness.
Blind For 15 Years She Now Has 20/20 Vision And Sees Her Grandchildren For the First Time
59-year-old Connie Park was blind for 15 years, then surgery helped her see her daughter again. Watch them together.
Bride Surprises Blind Groom by Wearing a Special Tactile Wedding Dress: 'My mind was blown'
A bride has worn a special tactile wedding dress for her partner, who is blind, for their big day. Here is the story of Kelly Anne and Anthony Ferraro.
Bioengineered Cornea Can Restore Sight to the Blind and Visually Impaired
Researchers have developed an implant made of collagen protein which resembles the human cornea and restored vision to 20 people.
LEGO Finally Sells Braille Bricks - For Learning a New Skill While Playing With Fully Compatible Pieces
LEGO is now selling braille bricks that use the bumps on their iconic bricks to teach the Braille alphabet-not only to blind people.
Scientists Regrow Retina Cells to Tackle Leading Cause of Blindness Using Nanotechnology
Humans have no ability to regrow retinal pigment cells, but scientists have determined how to do it in vitro using pluripotent stem cells.
After Years of Hiking All Over Nepal, This Eye Doctor Has Restored Vision to Over 130,000 People
This ophthalmologist has personally hiked all over Nepal in order to restore vision to the blind with a simple, minutes-long surgery.
Legally Blind Texas Student Defies Odds, Gets Accepted into Veterinarian School: 'Anything is possible'
Snapp was recently accepted into Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine after years of volunteering in local animal clinics.
Deaf-Blind Communities Have Created a New Language of Touch
A new language of touch has opened a world of possibilities for Seattle's Deaf-Blind community, the first of its kind in the country.
New Spiral-Shaped Lens is Massive Improvement for Eyewear: 'Potentially Revolutionizing Ophthalmology'
This phenomenon, known as an 'optical vortex,' creates multiple clear focus points, which allow the lens to focus at different distances.
Blind Jazz Sax Teacher Inspires Students to 'Feel' Their Instruments-Uses His 'Disability' as Teaching Tool
As an educator with blindness, Weihmuller stresses turning any disadvantage into an advantage; one reason why he has students play in the dark
CRISPR Gene-Editing Experiment Partly Restores Vision In Legally Blind Patients
An experimental trial of seven patients with LCA, regained some of their vision after being legally-blind, through CRISPR gene-editing.
CRISPR Gene Editing Reverses 'Permanent' Vision Loss in Mice-Offering Hope for Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients
'Three blind mice' can see again after scientists restored vision in breakthrough research that could reverse human retinitis pigmentosa.
'Breakthrough' Device Restores Visual Perception to the Blind So They Can See Light and Motion
This "breakthrough" device has now helped to restore vision for 6 people who have gone blind as a result of sickness or injury-and it could help many more.
LEGO Converts Their Instruction Manuals into Audio and Braille, Inspired by Blind Man's Website
The LEGO Group has just launched their first audio and braille instruction manuals for visually impaired kids-so they can feel on par with sighted people.
Acid Attack Survivor Becomes First UK Citizen to Have Vision Restored With Pioneering New Surgery
After 24 years of being unable to see out of his right eye, James O'Brien's vision has finally been restored thanks to a pioneering new stem cell treatment.
College is Pairing Service-Dogs-in-Training With Stressed Students Who Could Use a Furry Friend
College can be stressful for anyone – but this university club has been cheering anxious students with guide dogs in training who need the experience.
Man Carries Blind Dog for 800 Miles So She Can Build Confidence Walking the Rest of the Epic Hike on Her Own
This intrepid pup has finally gotten her confidence back after her devoted owner took her on an epic 1,100-mile hike through Florida.
When Colorblindness Almost Cost This Student Her Career, Her Classmates Rallied to Help
Savannah Allen's friends could not bear to see her give up her dreams of being a hygienist – so they rallied together to fix her colorblindness instead.
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