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Gold particles could help reproduce the visual signals of damaged photoreceptor cells and restore vision, according to new research.
Developments

Doctors Say Injecting Gold Into Eyeballs Could Restore Lost Vision

By Frank Landymore

Scientists used laser pulses to hack the human eye into seeing a brand new color, which they termed "olo."
Developments

Scientists Hack Human Eye to See a Whole New Color, Called “Olo”

By Frank Landymore

A 58-year-old man suffered from a rare neurological-visual disorder called prosopometamorphopsia, in which people look like demons.
Neuroscience and Brain

Rare Neurological Condition Makes Man See Every Face as a Demon

By Sharon Adarlo

In a first-of-its-kind, doctors said they had transplanted an entire eyeball into an Arkansas man who had suffered a high-voltage accident.
Developments

Surgeons Perform World’s First Successful Eyeball Transplant

By Sharon Adarlo

A two year study has restored the vision of 20 people who were significantly visually impaired by using a synthetic cornea implant made out of pig skin.
Prosthetics and Devices

Experimental Synthetic Cornea Restores Vision for 20 Patients

By Noor Al-Sibai

An experimental gene therapy drastically improved the eyesight — and ability to see color — of volunteers with a rare genetic condition.
RX and Medicine

Gene Therapy Restored Vision To Patient Who Hadn’t Seen Colors in Years

By Dan Robitzski

The sharp increase of screen time during the pandemic has been linked to a huge spike in myopia, also known as near-sightedness, among kids.
Studies

Screen Use Linked to Failing Eyesight in Children

By Dan Robitzski

A new gene therapy partially restored a blind man's vision by programming his cells to produce the light-sensitive protein found in algae.
Gene Editing

Doctors Restored a Blind Man’s Vision by Gene-Hacking His Retina Cells

By Dan Robitzski

Research shows that smoking weed can significantly impair people's vision but that only a small percentage of people acknowledge that fact while high.
Chemistry

Weed Absolutely Wrecks Your Vision, According to New Research

By Dan Robitzski

By reversing molecular changes that happen naturally with age, a team of scientists restored vision to blind mice that they made more genetically youthful.
Gene Editing

Harvard Scientists Claim to Reverse Mouse Aging at Cellular Level

By Dan Robitzski

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

Researchers discover that a combination of blue light and the molecule retinal can lead to cell death, explaining how blue light contributes to blindness.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Knew Blue Light From Screens Contributed to Blindness. Now They Know Why.

By Kristin Houser

Have Poor Vision? Let These Super Clunky Glasses Focus Your Eyes For You
Health & Medicine

Have Poor Vision? Let These Super Clunky Glasses Focus Your Eyes For You

By Dan Robitzski

Praying Mantises
Science & Energy

Researchers Put 3D Glasses on Praying Mantises and Discovered a New Type of Vision

By Brad Jones

Scientists Grafted Eyes Onto a Blind Organism’s Back, and It Could See
Health & Medicine

Scientists Grafted Eyes Onto a Blind Organism’s Back, and It Could See

By Abby Norman