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    Month: October 2017

    New Sub-retinal Implant For Dry AMD Entering Trials

    Posted on October 24, 2017April 12, 2020 by droberts
  • October 24, 2017

    New Sub-retinal Implant For Dry AMD Entering Trials

    (Updated January 2018) Alongside research to find ways of restoring vision through stem cell therapy and gene therapy, attempts are being made to restore vision electronically by means of bionic implants. In past reports, we have described the ARGUS-2, which has shown success in providing a basic pixelated sense of sight to the totally blind. […]

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  • “I’m Visually Impaired, But . . .”

    Posted on October 24, 2017January 18, 2020 by droberts
  • October 24, 2017

    “I’m Visually Impaired, But . . .”

    by Dan Roberts As we age, we face a number of challenges not enjoyed by the young. It seems like every day brings another condition that makes us wonder, “Is this the Big One that’s going to do me in?” Fortunately, most of these conditions are temporary, rearing their heads only to warn us that […]

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  • Some AMD Patients Still Foresee Dismal Futures

    Posted on October 15, 2017January 12, 2019 by droberts
  • October 15, 2017

    Some AMD Patients Still Foresee Dismal Futures

    by Dan Roberts An empirical investigation* recently published in BMC Geriatrics suggests that patients being treated for the wet form of age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) expect to be worse off than the general population, even though they expect to live as long. Specifically, they look forward to a more significant deterioration of health with age, […]

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