New development in the race to bring bionic eye closer to patients

A French company called Pixium Vision is testing a system called Iris that promises to improve the vision of the blind.

Legally Blind Mom Sees New Baby With Special Eyewear

A specialized piece of eyewear gave a legally blind woman from Ontario, Canada, the opportunity to do something that new parents may take granted — see her baby hours after his birth.

Does a full vision restoration happen after treatment from being blind from birth?

A partial restoration of sight is possible in individuals blind from birth, thanks to the most recent advances in research. However, a group of researchers of the Mind/Brain Center of the University of Trento and of the University of Montréal in Canada have discovered that the functional reorganization of the brain happens in individuals who, for a long period, experienced a long sense deprivation, which could potentially impede complete sight restoration.

Nanotechnology breakthrough will lead to a better bionic eye for the blind

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Scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers, in collaboration with colleagues from Tel Aviv University and Newcastle University, have developed a new light-sensitive film that could one day form the basis of a bionic eye (or an artificial retina) that could help people suffering from retinal damage or degeneration.