Researchers at the University of Southern California and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used a scientific technique called optogenetics to restore the ability of blind mice to differentiate between light and dark.
2011/05/10
In what could be called a major breakthrough, scientists have developed a new jab which they claim could cure blindness.
2011/04/18
In what was termed a first of its kind in India, doctors used stem cell therapy to restore the vision of an NRI whose condition was claimed to be irreversible by American doctors.
2011/03/16
Scientists have come up with new ways to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) -- the most prevalent type of blindness among the elderly -- after figuring out one of its primary causes.
2011/02/08
Scientists in Germany claim to have carried out a "miracle" eye transplant which gave sight back to a visually impaired person.
2010/11/10
Artificial corneas grown in the laboratory have been transplanted into patient's eyes for the first time in an operation that offers hope to millions of partially sighted people.
2010/08/27
EU-funded scientists have succeeded in awakening dormant vision cones, an achievement that may lead to saving millions of people from going blind.
2010/07/16
Extending a preliminary study published last year on three young adults, the full study reports successful, sustained results that showed notable improvement in children with congenital blindness.
2009/11/10
The Hyderabad-based LV Prasad Eye Institute has successfully converted skin cells of mice into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) that behave like embryonic stem cells.
2009/09/17
In a rare surgical feat, doctors in Britain have successfully restored the sight of a blind man by transplanting his tooth into his eye.
2009/07/06
Doctors at the AIIMS and a private clinic in the national capital are using corneal surface stem cells from a cadaver's (dead person) eye for curing corneal injuries in many.
2009/05/29
Stem cells cultured by researchers on a simple contact lens miraculously restored sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease.
2009/05/29
Experimental technique yields improved vision in 7 of 10 patients, reports American Journal of Ophthalmology.,
2008/07/21
A team of ophthalmologists from Chandigarh has evolved a way to, concurrently treat two eye diseases - cataract and glaucoma - without, post operative complications.,
2008/07/21
Pioneering transplants to restore the sight of people affected by the leading cause of blindness in the Western world could start in three years, after successful human cell implants in pigs.
2008/01/28
, A bionic eye implant that could restore the sight of millions of people.
2007/02/17
, Italian ophthalmologist Gian Carlo Falcinelli is perfecting a near-abandoned implant procedure that involves using a human canine tooth in restoring vision to corneal blind people. Read on about M.O.O.K.P. technique.
2006/12/17
, Artificial cornea implants offer better treatment of blindness in children and adults.
2006/11/14
‘Lucentis’ a new drug has offered hope for those people who are losing vision due to A.M.D. disease.
2006/10/21
, Relief Riders International, the award-winning humanitarian-based adventure travel company, has announced its new ’Give the Gift of Sight’ campaign. Beginning in 2006, it will expedite free cataract eye surgery camps, as part of its on-going medical care efforts in Rajasthan, India.
2006/10/02
Indian doctors will soon have a tool for early detection of eye infections that will help prevent vision damage, especially in newborns.
2006/10/02
Research by a team of UK ophthalmologists may hold the key to uncovering a major cause of glaucoma.
2006/10/02
, Sandia National Laboratories has released a prototype eye-chip that may eventually help restore sight to blind people.
2006/10/02
, This stunning piece of research could lead to transplants in humans to relieve blindness.
2006/08/11
Stem cell transplantation offers hope for people who have lost their vision due to corneal damage.
2006/05/02
, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (P.G.I.), Chandigarh, opens advanced eye care centre, to focus on controlling blindness.
2006/03/04
, Latest research shows that the new gene-factor ‘B’ plays an important role in arresting Age-related Macular Degeneration.
2006/03/04
Business leader and philanthropist John J. Moores has contributed 4 million (more than 18 lakh rupees) to the Scripps Research Institute. The funding will enable the establishment of an institute to tackle river blindness, one of the world’s leading causes of sight loss.
2005/12/12
India, the nation with the largest number of people with H.I.V. infection in the world, faces an epidemic of blindness. According to a report from the World Health Organisation, 10 to 20 per cent of people living with AIDS are at the risk of losing their eyesight. ,
2005/12/12
Research says that the gene melanopsin causes nerve cells to become photoreceptive. This discovery could treat certain kind of blindness.,
2005/12/09
, Researchers successfully used gene therapy in mice to treat Retinoschisis, a rare incurable genetic eye disease that affects boys.,
2005/10/08
They remain blind because they can't afford the treatment or are not even aware that their blindness is curable. Experts call for a concerted effort to eliminate avoidable blindness.,
2005/09/27
75 per cent of blind people in the West African sub-region are from Nigeria, Helen Keller International has disclosed.,
2005/09/14
, Calcutta tops a National Survey list of cities with growing eye problems among children.,
2005/08/31
, An Eye Bank Association Study finds that more than 60 percent of cases are children below the age of 12 years.,
2005/08/29
, An Indo-U.S agreement calls for increasing commitment to joint collaborations on eye disorders.,
2005/08/25
, Two ophthalmologists from Pakistan are in India to specialise in paediatric ophthalmology in order to equip themselves to counter childhood blindness in their country,
2005/08/23
A report by the A.M.D Alliance establishes the link between smoking and blindness.
2005/08/09
Temporal Arteritis is a dangerous inflammation of the arteries in the face that can lead to blindness. Earlier diagnosis is critical to the prevention of not only blindness, but strokes as well.,
2005/05/10
New findings reinforce the belief of some scientists that gene therapy could cure a form of blindness called Leber congenital amaurosis.,
2005/05/10
, President of the Association, Sunil Singh stated that corneal blindness is the second biggest problem facing people, after cataract.,
2005/04/09
, Frequent use of eye drops could damage eyes and might even cause complete loss of vision.,
2005/04/08
Dr. Amar Agarwal creates medical history with Microphakonit, a new technique in cataract surgery.
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