For decades, treatments for macular degeneration have focused on slowing, not restoring vision loss. A new retinal implant is flipping that script, turning patients with geographic atrophy into ...

In blinding bright light or pitch-black dark, our eyes can adjust to extreme lighting conditions within a few minutes. The human vision system, including the eyes, neurons, and brain, can also learn ...

In advanced dry disease, a key problem is failure of retinal pigment epithelium, often shortened to RPE. These cells help ...

A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye disorder. But more work is needed to translate the treatment to people. When you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mice have complex visual systems that can clarify how vision works in people. Westend61/Getty Images Despite the nursery rhyme ...

For decades, restoring sight after severe eye damage sat firmly in the realm of science fiction. Now a wave of converging advances, from gene editing and stem cells to microchips and laser-based ...

Bionic LiDAR has crossed a psychological and technical threshold, delivering spatial detail that out-resolves the human ...

Using an experimental technique called "Oz," researchers stimulated the human retina such that people saw a brand-new color. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bilal Haider, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) Despite the nursery ...

Bilal Haider receives funding from NIH and the Simons Foundation. Despite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice, mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped ...