Scientists have identified never-before-seen cells in the human eye that could potentially help reverse vision loss caused by common diseases, such as macular degeneration. The researchers discovered ...
For more than a century, neuroscience textbooks have treated damaged neurons in the adult central nervous system as a dead end, especially in the delicate circuitry that carries visual information ...
Rebooting the Eye To test this theory, the team injected an anesthetic called tetrodotoxin into the lazy eye of lab animals ...
When one eye is deprived of vision early in life, it can lead to amblyopia, a condition more commonly known as lazy eye. This happens because a lack of input disrupts synapse formation in the brain's ...
We write stories that make you richer. Take a second right now: Follow us and get tips that will change your life. Vision loss is one of aging’s most feared realities, but a recent breakthrough may ...
A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye disorder. But more work is needed to translate the treatment to people. When you ...
Participants received retinal implants that restored some of their vision. Zorica Nastasic via Getty Images Today, in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers announced that they restored some ...
The patient said it has given him "a whole new perspective on life." Nick Kharufeh said he never thought he would see out of his left eye again after suffering an injury several years ago. Now, he is ...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an untreatable vision loss problem impacting those over 50. The disease starts as a thinning of the macula (the part of the retina responsible for detailed ...
Brent Chapman can see again after doctors pulled out one of his teeth, flattened it, drilled a hole in it, placed a lens inside and implanted the tooth in one of his eyes. It seems bizarre, but the ...