Prosthetic Retina Are Experimentally Able to Restore Sight in Mice
Neuroscientists have been able to create a prosthetic retina that was able to partially restore sight to blind mice. The device could be eventually adapted…
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Cataract Master Aims to Make Cataract Surgery Safer
Co-developed by Harvard Medical School researchers and colleagues, a new computer-based simulation tool, the Cataract Master, aims to minimize clinical risk while providing residents and…
Scientists Restore Basic Elements of Vision in Live Mice
A new study from a team of scientists hints that people blinded by optic nerve damage from trauma or glaucoma might be able to regain…
Photovoltaic Retinal Implants Combined With Video Goggles Could Restore Sight
Scientists have been trying to develop feasible retinal implants for decades, but meshing them with the human visual system has always been tricky. James Loudin,…
Gene Therapy Improves Eye Function in Patients
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used gene therapy to improve the vision…
Researchers Designing Eye-Enhancing Virtual Reality Contact Lenses for Soldiers
As part of the SCENICC program, DARPA researchers are working on futuristic contact lenses that will offer a dual purpose. These lenses will allow users…
Adanson’s Jumping Spiders Hunt Using Unusual Depth Perception
Thanks to their keen vision, jumping spiders have been able to get the advantage on their prey in the invertebrate world. However, scientists have been…
Neuroscientists Study Cortical Areas Specialized in Processing Visual Inputs in Mice
Neuroscientists found that mice, like humans, have distinct processing streams in visual cortical areas and plan to use this to explore more deeply the neurological…
