Hungarian scientist Botond Roska wins the Kí¶rber Prize for European Science after his gene-therapy treatment cures degenerative blindness.
After receiving gene replacement therapy, an 8-year-old blind boy in Canada is able to see stars and planes for the first time.
Dr. David Sinclair cured Glaucoma and nerve damage in mice, restoring their vision to a youthful state through the process of demethylation.
If this Florida woman had not noticed the milky white film covering the eyes of a large bird-of-prey, it may have not been able to survive. Hear the heartwarming story of rescue and release.
A man from London has received the world's first 3D-printed digital prosthetic eye, and you'd never be able to see the difference.
A blind man named Nelson Rego has played goaltender for an Edmonton rec league ice hockey team, an "incredible experience," and held his own.
Jeff Balek was born blind, but that hasn't stopped him from pursuing one of his favorite past-times – teaching children who can see how to read. With no transportation of his own, getting to the program is a labor of love, but Balek says volunteering through the YMCA in Charlotte, NC to help children overcome their reading barriers has enriched his life in ways he never imagined.
48-year-old Thomas Graham is building a house in Texas pretty much by himself. And although that job alone isn't remarkable, just imagine trying to put up a three-bedroom, two-bath ranch without any blueprints -- and doing it in total darkness. Thomas says he started dreaming of this shortly after the day he went blind at the age of 18
Judges of the Eye Remember photography contest in Canada had no idea Tara Miller had any vision problem whatsoever, let alone having only 10 percent vision in one eye. The blind commercial photographer won the contest with her stunning landscape entitled, Fortuitous Twilight.
Did you know only 10% of blind people under the age of 18 could read braille? Well neither did these kids, which is why they made this one-of-a-kind app.
This couple drove 33 hours across the U.S. to adopt a second blind dog so their own pup would have a brother just like himself. Watch them become fast friends.
Real life superpowers are hard to come by – that's why Daniel Kish's ability to "see" while blind is all the more impressive.
The struggles for any dancer are jaw-dropping–especially if you're blind. A new film tells the amazing tale of a Brazilian ballet school that makes it easier.
This mother's heart melted when her 12-year-old son finally saw her face by using $15,000 high-speed goggles.
Now, these blind app users don't have to rely on finding someone else to help them read or find something - they just have to pull out their phones.
These explosives experts put their skills to the test by organizing an Easter hunt for the city's children using only beeping eggs.
Seventeen-year-old Charlotte Brown fell in love with pole vaulting before she became blind–and when that happened, she found a way to train and win.
Maycie Vorreiter may be the first ever lucky high school senior to receive an honorary yearbook published in braille.
You've already heard of Romeo and Juliet, but now get ready to meet an even better couple: Jean and Brian.
Hibiki couldn't contain his excitement when Nintendo responded to his heartfelt letter in braille.
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