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A biotech company is booking space on a future commercial space station to manufacture artificial retinas in orbit that could restore sight to thousands of blind patients. The breakthrough could turn space into a medicine factory.
Scientists have successfully used gene editing to restore vision in a mouse model of a hereditary disease that causes blindness in young people. The breakthrough offers hope for thousands living with an incurable condition.
A Boston startup just won FDA approval to test a groundbreaking "reprogramming" technique that could reverse aging in human eyes. The trial marks the first time scientists will attempt to turn back the biological clock in people, not just in labs.
Over 500 people in Ejura, Ghana regained their vision after living with cataracts for years, some in darkness for more than five. The free surgeries gave farmers, traders, and elderly residents their independence back.
Scientists have created a wireless retinal implant thinner than a human hair that could one day restore sight to millions living with vision loss. The breakthrough device uses safe near-infrared light instead of risky visible light, eliminating the need for bulky electronics.