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07/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A retinal prosthesis is being developed to restore sight to blind people

Can organic printing inks help restore vision? It looks like the answer could soon be a resounding “Yes,” as teams of researchers from Tel Aviv University and Linköping University are developing a simple retinal prosthesis that could restore sight to the blind. The device will be made using affordable and common organic pigments often used in printing inks and cosmetics. The […]

04/04/2018 / By David Williams

Blindness reversed in mice with artificial photoreceptors made of gold and titanium

They were blind, but now they see. Lab mice in China were given the ability to see again by a group of researchers thanks to the use of gold and titanium oxide as replacement materials for natural photoreceptors. This is the focus of a new study that was recently published in the journal Nature Communications, […]

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