A person who has a stroke that causes vision loss is often told there is nothing she can do to improve or regain the vision she has lost. New research from the University of Rochester, published in the journal Brain, may offer hope to stroke patients in regaining vision. The Rochester team found that survivors...
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Brain implant restores visual perception to the blind
by Elaine Schmidt, University of California, Los Angeles Seven years ago, Jason Esterhuizen was in a horrific car crash that destroyed his eyes, plunging him into total darkness. Today, he’s regained visual perception and more independence, thanks to an experimental device implanted in his brain by researchers at UCLA Health. “Now I can do things that I couldn’t do before,”...
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Landmark Gene-Editing Work May Help Restore Vision
Researchers will use CRISPR technology to try to help patients with rare disease By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jul 25, 2019 12:42 PM CDT (NEWSER) – Patients are about to be enrolled in the first study to test a gene-editing technique known as CRISPR inside the body to try to cure an inherited...
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Google and Verily Roll Out Automated Eye Screenings in India
Verily, the life sciences research arm of Alphabet, and Google, the original part of the now giant company, are launching in India a screening program to identify people with diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME). The program relies on an automated machine learning algorithm, developed over the past few years by Verily and that just receive the European CE mark, that doesn’t...
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Training Athletes’ Dynamic Vision with System Originally Designed to Detect Brain Injuries
SyncThink is a company known for making eye-tracking devices that can help to diagnose brain concussions. Their FDA-cleared EYE-SYNC technology is already being used by a number of university sports programs, as well as by major hospitals. Now the same technology is being adapted to help athletes in demanding sports to improve their dynamic vision and to help...
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