CNN — (CNN) — For her entire life, college student Olivia Cook had only a small degree of central vision. It was as if she was watching the world through a straw hole, and in dimly lit places, she ...

Researchers are pushing the boundaries of what “restoring sight” can mean, not only through surgical implants or gene editing but also through software that reshapes how the brain interprets what the ...

A pair of phase 3 trials of Neurotech Pharmaceuticals’ encapsulated cell therapy implant have met their primary endpoints, positioning the biotech to talk to the FDA about bringing the treatment for a ...

Life Biosciences is pushing cellular rejuvenation into the clinic with ER-100, an experimental gene therapy designed to restore vision by reviving damaged neurons in the eye. Rather than slowing ...

This post is by Valerie Greenhill, president and co-founder of EdLeader21. I’m a sports junkie, so please indulge me: What do NFL wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench, and ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Cyrus Mozayeni, MD, CEO and President of Vedere Bio and Atlas Venture Entrepreneur in Residence, says his company’s optogenetic approach holds potential to treat inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) ...

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