A clinical trial is investigating whether a stem cell-derived patch can replace disease-damaged cells and restore vision. Age-related macular degeneration is a steadily worsening eye disease and the ...

Gene therapy may restore vision to children and adults robbed of their sight by a rare inherited condition called Leber congenital amaurosis, researchers report. The illness is caused by mutations in ...

KENS - Diabetes is reportedly the number one cause of blindness in the United States. Until recently, there was no way to reverse it. However, a fairly new drug recently approved by the FDA is ...

For generations, adults with amblyopia were told their vision loss was permanent, a childhood problem that medicine could not ...

Treatments are available for dry AMD patients who also have geographic atrophy, but until the FDA's recent authorization of light therapy, those with dry AMD alone had no treatment options other than ...

Changes in vision are often a common sign of aging. If you sit in a dimly lit restaurant with anyone over the age of 60, you'll likely hear the person say, "Hold on - let me pull out my cell phone. I ...

Our eyes send information to our brains in a split second, helping us make important decisions to navigate the world around us. Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve — the communication ...

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a leading cause of vision loss in people with diabetes. It occurs when high blood sugar levels damage small blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Glaucoma Center of San Francisco is excited to announce the first treatment of a patient in the U.S. with the non-invasive Eyetronic nerve stimulating ...