Blindness & Restoring Sight Research

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  1. waltky

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    But won't people look funny with mouse eyes?...

    Mice eye research raises hopes of cure for blindness
    Fri, Apr 20, 2012 - Scientists have improved the eyesight of mice born with night blindness by injecting healthy light-sensitive cells into their retinas. The work is the first demonstration that cell transplants can restore useful vision.
     
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    Three blind mice can now see how they run...

    Blind Mice Given Sight After Device Cracks Retinal Code
    Aug 13, 2012 - Blind mice had their vision restored with a device that helped diseased retinas send signals to the brain, according to a study that may lead to new prosthetic technology for millions of sight-impaired people.
     
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    that is great.

    however, most blindness is not in affluent western nations - and can easily be fixed.

    in fact - according to the Fred Hollows Foundation, the world bank has identified cataract surgery as one of the most cost effective uses of public health funds

    http://www.hollows.org.au/our-work/ending-avoidable-blindness
     
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    Granny says get yer eyes checked...
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    Glaucoma, A Stealth Disease And Major Cause of Blindness
    September 26, 2012 - Glaucoma is a major cause of blindness around the world, but especially in developing countries. The World Health Organization says glaucoma is a greater public health challenge than cataracts, because the blindness caused by glaucoma is permanent.
     
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    Glaucoma is best caught and treated early...
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    Early Detection And Treatment A Must For Glaucoma Patients
    October 03, 2012 - Glaucoma is not one disease, but a group of diseases that can cause permanent blindness if left untreated. Just as there are different types of glaucoma, there are different treatments.
     
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    This is an indication that our medical system is responding properly and blindness is now not a problem which can't be treated
     
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    Three blind mice can see again...
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    Totally blind mice get sight back
    5 January 2013 - Totally blind mice have had their sight restored by injections of light-sensing cells into the eye, UK researchers report.
     
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    Hope for diabetes related blindness...
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    Scientists Explore Stem Cells to Treat Diabetic Blindness
    February 20, 2013 - Millions of diabetics around the world are threatened with vision loss, a secondary effect of their disease, but researchers are exploring whether stem cells can be used to treat or prevent this diabetic complication.
     
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    New test for river blindness...
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    Researchers Develop Simple Test for River Blindness
    February 28, 2013 - Diagnosing the tropical parasitic illness Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, might soon be as easy as testing a urine sample. Such a simple test would permit more effective diagnosis and treatment of a disease that now afflicts nearly 18 million people around the world.
     
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    Cholesterol drugs may prevent macular degeneration...
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    Macular degeneration: Cholesterol drugs 'may save sight'
    2 April 2013 - Eye drops designed to lower cholesterol may be able to prevent one of the most common forms of blindness, according to US researchers.
     
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    Can Tetris fix lazy eye?...
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    Playing Tetris video game 'fixes lazy eye', doctors say
    22 April 2013 - Canadian doctors say they have found an inventive way to treat lazy eye - playing the Tetris video game.
     
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    Synthetic retina grown from embryonic stem cells...
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    Procedure Could Reverse Common Form of Blindness
    July 22, 2013 > Scientists have taken a major step toward potentially reversing a common form of blindness.
     
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    New discovery about glaucoma...
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    Study: Blockage on Eye's Chemical Pathway Leads to Glaucoma
    September 10, 2014 ~ A new study using laboratory mice points to the mechanism behind a leading cause of blindness. The research also points to a possible treatment.
     
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    A poke inna eye to treat glaucoma...
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    Tiny Needles Treat Eye Disease
    November 14, 2014 ~ Tiny needles - too small to be seen by the naked eye - may one day offer an effective treatment for eye diseases, including glaucoma, the second-leading cause of blindness around the world.
     
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    Re-purposed HIV Drugs Show Promise in Treating Macular Degeneration...
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    HIV Drugs Show Promise in Treating Common Eye Disease
    November 20, 2014: WASHINGTON— A class of drugs used for three decades by people infected with the virus that causes AIDS may be effective in treating a leading cause of blindness among the elderly.
     
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    One of the "finest achievements" in regenerative medicine...
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    'Stunning' operation regenerates eye lens
    Wed, 09 Mar 2016 - A pioneering procedure to heal the eye has been described as one of the "finest achievements" in regenerative medicine.
     
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    Remember Lizzy in your prayers...
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    Pope Francis blesses eyes of 5-year-old girl going blind
    April 6, 2016 — Pope Francis on Wednesday blessed the eyes of a 5-year-old Ohio girl who suffers from a rare genetic disease that is gradually robbing her of her sight.
     
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    Combination therapy improves retinoblastoma results...
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    Study: Combination therapy improves retinoblastoma outcome
    April 15, 2016 - Inhibiting a protein that prevents cell death prolonged the efficacy of chemotherapy treatments, according to researchers.
     
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    Gene therapy reverses sight loss...
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    Gene therapy reverses sight loss and is long-lasting
    Thu, 28 Apr 2016 - A genetic therapy improves the vision of some patients who would otherwise have gone blind.
     
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    First vision...
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    In pictures: Criscent Bwambale sees for the first time in Uganda
    Tue, 05 Jul 2016 - Criscent Bwambale, six, sees for the first time after an operation to remove cataracts in Uganda.
     
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    ... the blind receive their sight...
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    Man receives electronic eyes in successful surgery
    Sat, Apr 15, 2017 - LOOKING FORWARD: The procedure is currently only able to restore vision to 0.01, but experts are optimistic about the rapid rate of technological advances
     
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    FDA Panel Considers Gene Therapy for Blindness...
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    Seeing Hope: FDA Panel Considers Gene Therapy for Blindness
    October 09, 2017 - A girl saw her mother's face for the first time. A boy tore through the aisles of Target, marveling at toys he never knew existed. A teen walked onto a stage and watched the stunned expressions of celebrity judges as he wowed America's Got Talent. Caroline, Cole, Christian. All had mere glimmers of vision and were destined to lose even that because of an inherited eye disease with no treatment or cure. Until now.
     
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    New Gene Therapy for Rare Form of Blindness Wins US Approval...
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    Gene Therapy for Rare Form of Blindness Wins US Approval
    December 19, 2017 | WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Tuesday approved the nation's first gene therapy for an inherited, rare form of blindness, marking another major advance for the emerging field of genetic medicine.
     
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    Gene Therapy Breakthrough Wins World's Largest Vision Award...
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    Gene Therapy Breakthrough Wins World's Largest Vision Award

    September 04, 2018 — Seven scientists in the United States and Britain who have come up with a revolutionary gene therapy cure for a rare genetic form of childhood blindness won a 1 million euro ($1.15 million) prize Tuesday, Portugal's Champalimaud Foundation said.
     

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