The device helped people with an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration, which affects about 1 million people in ...

Before receiving the implant, it was like having two black discs in my eyes, with the outside distorted,” said Sheila Irvine, ...

“Where this dead retina was a complete blind spot, vision was restored,” Dr. Frank Holz, the study’s lead author and an ...

The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.

A groundbreaking retinal implant called PRIMA has enabled blind patients with dry AMD to read again. The chip, powered by ...

UNC-Chapel Hill’s art museum is now offering EnChroma glasses for people who are color blind. Officials say the Ackland Art Museum is the first art museum in North Carolina to have this type of ...

The Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill is the first art museum in North Carolina to offer Enchroma glasses for guests who need them during visits. On Wednesday, a group of six colorblind people from ...

Of the 38 patients with age-related macular degeneration, 80% were able to read again after having the eye implant and using ...

Emeline Lakrout, a busy New Yorker with a knack for running, rock climbing and swimming, doesn't let being legally blind stop her from living an active lifestyle. Despite being declared blind at 8 ...

Andy is a seasoned technology journalist with more than 15 years experience in the mobile industry, writing for Digital Trends, Wired, and more. During that time he has reviewed hundreds of ...

The treatment involves inserting a tiny implant thinner than human hair under the retina. Patients then have to wear glasses ...