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New surgical implant prevents total blindness
Feb 18, 2009 |
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A work accident leaves a woman blind in one eye. As she copes with the loss, within months the vision in the other, previously uninjured eye begins to blur, and the eye becomes red and inflamed.
Stimulating sight: New retinal implant developed
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Inspired by the success of cochlear implants that can restore hearing to some deaf people, researchers at MIT are working on a retinal implant that could one day help blind people regain a ...
USC researchers begin tests on next generation of retinal implant
Feb 16, 2007 |
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Patients who have gone blind are a step closer to perhaps one day regaining some of their sight. Researchers at the University of Southern California, Doheny Eye Institute, announced today the next step in their efforts to ...
Pressure sensors in the eye
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Sensors can monitor production processes, unmask tiny cracks in aircraft hulls, and determine the amount of laundry in a washing machine. In future, they will also be used in the human body and raise the alarm ...
Researcher develops new treatment method for canine eye diseases
Oct 28, 2008 |
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An Iowa State University researcher is exploring a new method of getting medicine to the eyes of infected dogs that is more effective and reliable than using eye drops.
Technology to Treat Blindness Earns Award
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Research performed at Caltech as part of a collaborative U.S. Department of Energy-funded artificial-retina project designed to restore sight to the blind has received one of R&D Magazine's 2009 R&D 100 Awards. ...
First in New York: Bionic technology aims to give sight to woman blinded beginning at age 13
Oct 21, 2009 |
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A 50-year-old New York woman who was diagnosed with a progressive blinding disease at age 13 was implanted with an experimental electronic eye implant that has partially restored her vision. A team led by Dr. Lucian V. Del ...
ISU researcher performs first veterinary corneal implant procedure in US
May 12, 2008 |
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Sinisa Grozdanic an assistant professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences performed the surgery that restored sight to 7-year-old Dixie, a Mountain Cur breed owned by Brett Williams of Runnells.
Microchip is helping restore vision to the blind
Jun 24, 2008 |
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Last year, Wentai Liu watched as surgeons implanted a microchip he had designed into the eye of a blind patient. For Liu, a professor of electrical engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, ...
Bioluminescence imaging used for eye cancer detection
Oct 13, 2009 |
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At the moment, doctors rely on biopsy analysis to determine the progression of eye cancer. However, researchers now believe that a new technology, bioluminescence imaging (BLI), will allow doctors to detect tumors earlier ...
When poor communication pokes you in the eye
Apr 07, 2008 |
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The ocular lens belongs to the optical apparatus and focuses incidental beams of light onto the retina. Now, a research team led by Dr. Jochen Graw of the Institute of Developmental Genetics, of the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, ...
Researchers discover novel circulation in human eye, new glaucoma treatment target
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have discovered a previously unidentified form of circulation within the human eye which may provide important new insights ...
Study shows seed implants a suitable prostate cancer treatment option for men of all ages
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Men diagnosed with prostate cancer have a number of treatments to choose from, but it's a daunting task to figure out the right mix of therapies for an individual patient. Trends among medical professionals have tipped the ...
Watching me, watching you
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Software that tracks shoppers' eye movements as they browse supermarket shelves may seem a bit Big Brother, but the latest technology in 'eye-tracking', which monitors what grabs a person's ...
UConn primate lab halts research project
Jan 12, 2007 |
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The University of Connecticut has halted a controversial project involving monkeys and reprimanded researchers after federal inspectors found lab violations.
