The Hearty Soul on MSN

Blind No More? Revolutionary Stem Cell Therapy Restores Vision With 92% Success

A groundbreaking new procedure has restored the vision of 14 people with blinding cornea injuries in one eye. To treat this, ...
ABC 11 Raleigh, NC on MSN

Duke Eye Center pioneers new gene therapy for rare eye disease, MacTel

Duke Eye Center has become the first academic medical center in the country to implant a new cell-based gene therapy for a rare eye disease called MacTel. This procedure offers hope to patients like ...
UPI

Gene therapy may reverse rare cause of vision loss

Gene therapy may restore vision to children and adults robbed of their sight by a rare inherited condition called Leber congenital amaurosis, researchers report. The illness is caused by mutations in ...
WebMD

Making the Most of Side Vision: Low-Vision Therapy for AMD

Nilima Tanna, a low-vision occupational therapist at the University of California, Irvine’s Health's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, spoke with WebMD about low-vision rehabilitation therapy and how it ...
The Outerhaven on MSN

Crunchyroll Joins FDA-Approved Vision Therapy for Kids

Luminopia, Inc., a digital health company pioneering a new class of treatments for neuro-visual disorders, today announced a collaboration with Crunchyroll, the global brand fueling anime fandom. This ...
Indianapolis Business Journal

Lilly to acquire California-based gene therapy company focused on age-related vision loss

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. on Friday announced it is acquiring California-based Adverum Biotechnologies, a developer of gene therapies focused on age-related vision loss. Adverum is ...
Ophthalmology Times

Q&A: Insights from Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD, on an incision-free keratoconus therapy

The Eye Care Network sat down with Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD, ophthalmologist and founder of See Clearly Vision Group in McLean, ...
NBC Washington

‘ADHD is an incomplete diagnosis': How vision can play a role in a student focusing in class

If a teacher says that a child is struggling to pay attention in class, the quick conclusion might be to get them tested for ADHD. A Bethesda-based neuro-optometrist says it might be something else: ...
Rheumatology Advisor

Vision Loss in Giant Cell Arteritis Remains Common Despite Glucocorticoid Therapy

Disease-associated vision changes are common in GCA, with no significant difference in visual improvement observed with IV glucocorticoids vs oral therapy.