Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) gradually affects central vision in one or both eyes while leaving peripheral vision (on the sides) intact. This peripheral vision – encompassing everything you ...

A new type of gene therapy that rewires nerve cells in the eye has given a blind man some limited vision. The 58-year-old man has a genetic disease called retinitis pigmentosa, which causes ...

The case marks the first time sight has been partially restored using optogenetics, a type of biological research aimed at controlling nerve cells via light. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, ...

For patients with amblyopia — commonly known as a lazy eye — vision therapy with the SVI can be an alternative to wearing an eye patch. “It’s very helpful because the brain is still receiving ...

A treatment that targets dysfunctional photoreceptors regardless of the underlying genetic mutation leads to improved ...

Hot on the heels of a $150 million fundraise, Atsena Therapeutics is back with early-stage data for the company’s eye disease gene therapy. The candidate improved the structure and function of the ...

Patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) due to the MT-ND4 gene variant treated with the gene therapy lenadogene nolparvovec in one eye showed a sustained improvement in best-corrected ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- 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 ...

Certain wavelengths and frequencies of light are used in syntonic phototherapy to help improve the body’s regulatory centers and to balance them out. This type of therapy has been used for over 80 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Optometrists sometimes suggest vision therapy to improve visual skills, addressing perceptual vision and myopia.