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Hargrave Eye Center explores all the potential cures for blindness that are in various stages of development. Which will reign supreme? Who knows, but with technology like this we all win in the end.
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3 POTENTIAL CURES FOR BLINDNESS
PROSTHETIC DEVICESThe device includes an
encoder chip with a set of equations that translates visual information from the outside
world into patterns of electrical impulses similar to those produced by a normal
retina
FEMTOSECOND LASERSLasers, like the ones from LASIK eye surgery, are becoming so
precise they can be used to pinpoint unhealthy cells that cause vision loss.
STEM CELLS
Stem cells are injected into the rear of the eye. The stem cells replace damaged photoreceptors.
SOON!