Blindness

Health Groundbreaking gene therapy offers new hope for hereditary blindness

A groundbreaking study from Karolinska Institutet shows that gene therapy may restore vision for people with Bothnia dystrophy, a hereditary form of blindness.

Health Game of Thrones is helping scientists understand face blindness – affecting 1 in 50 people worldwide Joshua Shavit

Innovations Groundbreaking eye glasses help color blind people see colors for the first time Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Life-changing clinical trial yields significant vision improvement for blind patients Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Breakthrough new treatment for cataracts — avoids the need for surgery Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Revolutionary mobile app assists blind and visually impaired commuters Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Lifechanging eye glasses help color blind people see colors for the first time Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Revolutionary new technology helps people see using sound Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Revolutionary implants can restore 20/20 vision to the blind and visually-impaired Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Breakthrough retina cell discovery could help treat blindness Joseph Shavit

Discoveries New gene-editing technique could reverse vision loss and blindness in humans Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Lab-grown eye cells could be the cure for blindness, study finds Joseph Shavit

Discoveries How common is face blindness? More than you think, Harvard study finds Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Reprogrammed skin cells can treat blindness, researchers find Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Groundbreaking implants can restore 20/20 vision to the blind and visually-impaired Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Groundbreaking new drug treats cataracts — avoiding the need for surgery Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Lab-grown retinal eye cells can treat blindness Joseph Shavit