A vision technology startup has developed a pair of smart glasses that clear up spotty vision. Designed for people experiencing macular degeneration—the leading cause of vision loss among people over ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Left: Simulation of a patient's vision with macular degeneration. Right: Simulation of the patient’s vision enhanced with the PRIMA eye prosthesis. A tiny wireless chip implanted in the back of the ...

Like many 4-year-olds, there’s nothing my son loves more than cars. Despite my own complete lack of interest in the topic, he can already identify make and model of cars from across the street with ...

Close to 20 million Americans live with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The most common type is dry AMD, which can progress slowly over time. It can progress to wet AMD-- a more advanced and ...

Healthy Vision Month in May is a great time for Texans to focus on protecting their vision health and preventing eye disease. To keep eyes healthy, schedule regular eye exams to check for common ...

A woman losing her vision. How experts can slow down the effects of a rare eye disease.

My introduction to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was a day of hell. I’m 76 now, but I had cataract surgery when I was 70. About 4 days after the procedure, I had what’s called a central ...

A team led by Professor Daniel Palanker of the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine in the United States has achieved results in restoring vision to patients who lost ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Vision problems sometimes go beyond what can be corrected with a stronger prescription for glasses. That’s more often ...

A clinical trial led by Stanford University School of Medicine has demonstrated that a wireless retinal prosthesis can help restore vision lost to advanced macular degeneration. The results, published ...