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Blindness or visual impairment affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. Thankfully, cataract surgery and other treatments have reduced the effects of some vision problems, but unfortunately, there are still a few forms of blindness that aren't very treatable. Until someone figures out how to transplant an entire eyeball (which some doctors are actually working on), here are a few other ways that might help restore some sight. After you've finished checking out those links, take a look at our Daily Deals for cool gadgets and other awesome stuff.
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Filed Under: blind, blindness, dna, health, low vision, retina, senses, stem cells, vision, visual impairment, visually impaired
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    Anonymous Coward, 2 May 2016 @ 5:46pm

    regrown lenses!

    maybe they'll be able to undo LASIK damage.....

    link to this | view in chronology ]

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    Lawrence D’Oliveiro, 2 May 2016 @ 5:57pm

    Surprised You Didn’t Mention ...

    ... this recent report about gene therapy being successfully used to restore the sight of a man with a rare genetic condition to better than it had ever been before.

    link to this | view in chronology ]


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