A new wireless eye implant restored reading vision in some blind adults, allowing many patients to recognize letters and ...

Amblyopia, often called lazy eye, develops when the brain fails to receive balanced input from both eyes early in life. One eye becomes dominant, while the other lags behind. Standard care relies on ...

Science fiction promised us a 21st century filled with flying cars, robotic neighbors, and bionic body parts. While our robot besties and their flying cars are apparently running late, mechanically ...

For the first time, researchers have restored some vision to people with a common type of eye disease by using a prosthetic retinal implant. If approved for broader use in the future, the treatment ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an untreatable vision loss problem impacting those over 50. The disease starts as a thinning of the macula (the part of the retina responsible for detailed ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Electronic retinal implants like the PRIMA system can partially restore central vision in ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...