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A stem-cell first for macular degeneration
Monday 15 February 2016In a pioneering clinical trial, a patient with macular degeneration has been treated using lab-grown stem cells at University College London.
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A stem-cell first for macular degeneration
15 Feb 2016 -
New research brings hope of preventing vision loss from diabetes
Wednesday 02 December 2015Diabetic retinopathy is the most serious complication of diabetes for your eyes, and it is estimated that 40% of people with type 1 diabetes and 20% with type 2 will develop some form of the disease.
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New research brings hope of preventing vision loss from diabetes
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New gene therapy for blindness nears availability
Tuesday 20 October 2015Just a few years ago gene therapy to cure blindness was thought impossible. But in science, achieving the impossible is often just a matter of time….
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New gene therapy for blindness nears availability
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New cataract-dissolving eye drops
Friday 28 August 2015In the first alternative development to surgery for cataracts, scientists have tested a steroid-based eye drop which could simply dissolve the problem away…
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New cataract-dissolving eye drops
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NHS eye test numbers in England fall for first time since records began
Wednesday 26 August 2015Without light there is no sight – and as we get older our eyes require progressively more light to see clearly.
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NHS eye test numbers in England fall for first time since records began
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Using light to restore sight: a potential new therapy for AMD
Wednesday 19 August 2015Millions of people throughout the world are afflicted with hereditary blindness. Now scientists from the University of Bern in Switzerland have discovered a way of restoring sight by introducing a new light-sensing protein to the retina.
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Using light to restore sight: a potential new therapy for AMD
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The new implant that could restore eyesight
Tuesday 28 July 2015Researchers in America have successfully developed a new retinal implant which offers five times the functional vision of current implants. The development could offer new hope for patients with macular degeneration and other retinal diseases.
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The new implant that could restore eyesight
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Thanks for the memory…
Friday 10 July 2015For many years the neuroscience community has debated the physiology of memory, and amnesia has become a somewhat controversial subject.
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Thanks for the memory…
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Dress launches international debate
Thursday 11 June 2015Take a look at the dress on the right in the image above. What do you see? Well you may be surprised to hear that some people see the dress as gold and white, while others see it as black and blue. And the debate has gone worldwide…
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Dress launches international debate
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Potential new eye drop cure for night blindness
Sunday 03 May 2015An independent research group called Science for the Masses have developed eye drops that allow the user to identify symbols and people in darkened areas up to 50 metres away. Could “increased light amplification” be a cure for night blindness?
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Potential new eye drop cure for night blindness
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New “bionic” eye gives sight to blind man
Friday 01 May 2015A man suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa is now able to see objects and people again for the first time in a decade with the help of a new bionic eye implant.
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New “bionic” eye gives sight to blind man
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The end of glasses for presbyopia sufferers? Implants perform well over time…
Wednesday 08 April 2015For over a billion people worldwide, Presbyopia is an inevitable consequence of growing older, hence the common name “Old Eye”.
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The end of glasses for presbyopia sufferers? Implants perform well over time…
8 Apr 2015
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