Electronic retinal implants such as the PRIMA system bypass damaged cells to restore partial central vision, bringing ...

In advanced dry disease, a key problem is failure of retinal pigment epithelium, often shortened to RPE. These cells help ...

Scientists have used an eye implant to improve the vision of dozens of people left functionally blind by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The implant, which measures 2 millimetres by 2 ...

A trio of Canadians are on track to become the country’s first residents to have their eyesight restored thanks in part to their teeth. Osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, more commonly known as ...

There are a few notable tech inventions that have changed the medical industry forever. From the use of AI for disease detection to 3D printing biomedical implants and drugs, advances in modern ...

A small wireless chip and a pair of smart glasses are offering new hope to people who thought they’d never read again. The groundbreaking device, called PRIMA, has partially restored vision in people ...

A tiny wireless chip placed at the back of the eye is giving people with severe vision loss something they had been told they ...

A common eye ointment may quietly damage glaucoma implants—sometimes to the point of rupture—by making them swell from the ...

Widely used eye ointments can cause glaucoma implants to swell and potentially rupture, according to new research from Nagoya ...