Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are currently working on a new treatment for the human eye, which could potentially restore sight in patients whose blindness was caused by the degenerative condition called retinitis pigmentosa.
There are currently more than 1 million people who are b... |
21 April 2011
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The world just got its first bionic eye, say experts, commenting on the decision made in Europe to approve an artificial retinal prosthesis for commercial and clinical use. The milestone decision is reached after more than 20 years of investigations in this field. This device is primarily intended to help people who ... |
7 March 2011
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A UC Irvine assistant professor of ophthalmology is on the road to success with a stem cell-based therapy for retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye condition that affects millions of Americans and people worldwide.For the past 25 years, Dr. Henry Klassen has been focusing on regenerating damaged retinal tissue so that ... |
11 January 2011
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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced yesterday, October 21, that it will award some $9.35 million in grant money to the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California in Irvine (UCI).They funds will go to a number of researchers, who are conducting investigat... |
22 October 2010
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A group of investigators has recently managed a breakthrough that is bound to bring hope to the millions of people suffering from a degenerative eye condition known as retinitis pigmentosa. The disease is characterized by dysfunctions in the retina's photoreceptor cells, which are shaped either as cones or rods.... |
12 June 2010
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Fifty-one-year-old Peter Lane is one of the first people in the world to benefit from the obvious advantages of the new bionic eye technology. The therapy relies on implanted electronics in the retina, which allow for the conversion of images collected from an external camera into electrical impulses, to be sent dire... |
27 November 2009
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Researchers are on the verge of a major breakthrough in curing blindness, or at least improving it. A form of artificial retina – the portion of the eye that allows the light to be converted into electrical impulses, which are then transported via nerves to the brain and create the sensation of vision – h... |
30 December 2008
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The main enzyme responsible for converting light to flows of energy for the brain has been detected for the first time, using high-resolution X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. UW biochemist Clemens Heikaus, and Rutgers research associate Sergio E. Martinez are responsible for this discover... |
8 October 2008
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