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As drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro continue to skyrocket in usage, doctors are encountering more cases linking them to blindness.
Studies

Evidence Is Growing That Ozempic Can Cause Blindness

By Noor Al-Sibai

After an alarming new study came out suggesting a link between Ozempic and a condition that causes blindness, some experts are calling foul.
RX and Medicine

Experts Not Convinced That Ozempic Is Causing Blindness

By Noor Al-Sibai

Recipients of bionic eyes from Second Sight are starting to go blind after the company behind the technology stopped supporting their products.
Prosthetics and Devices

Bionic Eye Patients Are Going Blind Again After Manufacturer Decides They’re Obsolete

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists in Spain have successfully created an implant that allowed a blind patient to see by directly stimulating her brain’s visual cortex.
Neuroscience and Brain

New Brain Implant Lets Blind Patient See Without Eyes

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists accidentally discovered that their experimental gene therapy could restore a blind patient's vision for over 15 months.
Gene Editing

Gene Therapy Injected Into Eyeball Restores Blind Patient’s Vision

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers are working on the next generation of bionic glasses that could give the blind back much more of their vision in the future.
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Let Blind “See” With Next-Gen Bionic Glasses

By Victor Tangermann

Up to 18 people will be part of the first ever human study in the U.S. that uses gene editing technique CRISPR inside the body to treat blindness.
Gene Editing

This Human Gene Editing Trial Will Use CRISPR to Treat Blindness

By Victor Tangermann

Neural Implant Sends Camera Feed Into Blind People’s Brains
Brain

Neural Implant Sends Camera Feed Into Blind People’s Brains

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from the University of Minnesota created a bionic eye prototype that marks an important step forward toward the creation of usable devices.
Prosthetics and Devices

This Experimental Bionic Eye Could Help The Blind See

By Kristin Houser

Artificial Retinas Made Of This Ultra-Thin Super Material Could Help Millions See Again
Health & Medicine

Artificial Retinas Made Of This Ultra-Thin Super Material Could Help Millions See Again

By Kristin Houser

Millions of People Need New Corneas. Now We Can 3D Print Them.
3D Printing

Millions of People Need New Corneas. Now We Can 3D Print Them.

By Kristin Houser

Four Patients Test Retinal Implant That Could Stop Age-Related Blindness
Health & Medicine

Four Patients Test Retinal Implant That Could Stop Age-Related Blindness

By Kristin Houser

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Health & Medicine

Gold and Titanium Restore Vision to Blind Mice

By Kyree Leary

The FDA Approves a New Gene Therapy Treatment for a Rare Form of Blindness
Treatments

The FDA Approves a New Gene Therapy Treatment for a Rare Form of Blindness

By Kyree Leary

New Drug Delivery Device Treats Glaucoma from Within the Eye
Health & Medicine

New Drug Delivery Device Treats Glaucoma from Within the Eye

By Patrick Caughill

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Health & Medicine

Researchers May Have Discovered a Way to Reverse Blindness

By Dom Galeon