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- A Telescope For Your Eye: New Contact Lens Design May Improve Sight of Patients with Macular Degeneration
Contact lenses correct many people’s eyesight but do nothing to improve the blurry vision of those suffering from age-related macular degeneration , the leading cause of blindness among older adults in the western world.
June 27, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Implantable Telescope Improves Vision For Patients With Macular Degeneration
The leading cause of blindness in adults in is age-related macular degeneration. More than a million Americans have it. And while there are some ways to keep the disease from getting worse, there’s no way to restore sight once it’s been lost. As part of KERA’s Breakthroughs project, Lauren Silverman reports on one North Texas woman who is among the first in the nation to have a new procedure ...
June 25, 2013 - KERA North Texas - A Telescope In Your Eye? Implantable Device Fights Macular Degeneration
The leading cause of blindness in adults in is age-related macular degeneration. More than a million Americans have it. And while there are some ways to keep the disease from getting worse, there’s no way to restore sight once it’s been lost. As part of KERA’s Breakthroughs project, Lauren Silverman reports on one North Texas woman who is among the first in the nation to have a new procedure ...
June 25, 2013 - KERA North Texas