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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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott Donates $15m to Provide Glasses to Farmers With Blurry Vision in Developing Nations
While it might not be as glamorous as pledging $10 billion to save the world from climate change, the difference that eyeglasses make is huge
Mom Says Her Baby Boy's Sight Was Saved by Message from a Stranger Who Spotted Abnormality on TikTok
Fleet said she had noticed Ari's eye wasn't focusing properly and had been reassured it was fine by her doctor at his six week check up.
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.
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.
Carrots Are Not the Only Good Food for Your Eyes - Eat Grapes If You're Getting Older
In a small study, just a couple of handfuls of grapes per day for four months was enough to improve key markers of eye health in older adults
Woman Who Lost Eye As Baby Wears Glitter Eyeballs to Own Her Difference
Rachel set up a Facebook group called ‘One-eyed and Wonderful' and began connecting with others who had one eye like her
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.
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.
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.
World's First Whole-Eye Transplant Gives Arkansas Man New Hope After Terrible Accident
The surgery was declared a success, though it isn't clear whether the patient will be able to see out of his new eye again.
Eye Drops May Promise a Stunning Alternative to Cataract Surgery
Eyedrops effectively "melted" cataracts in lab tests and for the first time, may offer an alternative to costly surgery.
Veterinarian Saves the Eye of a Tiger With an Operation That's Never Been Done on a Big Cat
Receiving surgery for a cornea ulcer, Ratna, a 17-year old Sumatran tiger living in England was the first ever to undergo this procedure.
A Single Injection Reverses Blindness in Patient with Rare Genetic Disorder - Another RNA Success
A single injection of experimental RNA, sepofarsen, restored major visual function and sight for a patient with LCA, a genetic disease.
37 Years Ago She Began Making Braille Children's Books to Cut the Cost By 90% And Donate Them Worldwide
Seedlings Braille Books for Children founded by Debra Bonde has produced and given away 300,000 books around the world to blind kids.
Honda is Designing an Ingenious In-Shoe Navigation System For The Visually Impaired
Honda is designing a GPS-based navigation system that will help the visually impaired get around through vibrations that touch their feet.
Ultrasound That Takes a Baby's First Pictures May Also Help the Blind to See
USC researchers are exploring a non-invasive solution that could restore sight to the retina by using sound with ultrasound wearable lens.
New Eyedrops Could Repair Corneas, Make Glasses Unnecessary
The "nanodrops" will undergo human clinical trials later this year. If found to be successful, eyeglasses may become a thing of the past.
Bio-compatible Glue For Repairing Corneas - A Sight for Sore Eyes
Iman Noshadi at UC Riverside developed a biocompatible adhesive for corneal repair that could make surgeries affordable, less dangerous, with easier recoveries.
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