Tag Archives : Eye

For many years scientists were trying to figure out a way to re-grow body parts using our own stem cells. Many experiments showed successful results such as the one I talked about few months ago, when group of scientists used a patient’s own stem cell to restore eye sight. A group of scientists in France led by Hind Guenou, PhD, concluded from their study that Human embryonic stem cells can be [...]

Many of the gene therapy research studies were halted few years back due to the death of Jesse Gelsinger. He was the first patient to die from Gene therapy two days after the beginning of the clinical trial. But many scientists believe that gene therapy is actually a promising way to cure many rare and chronic diseases. Gene therapy treatment successfullyrestored eyesight for patients with Leber's [...]

A new tiny small telescope implanted in patient’s eye to improve their vision dramatically. The new device was designed specifically for people who have sever damaged retinas or “macular degeneration“. The telescope magnifies images on the retina, extending them so they fall on healthy cells outside the damaged macula, said Allen W. Hill, chief executive of VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies [...]

Many people cannot afford LASIK surgery or contact lenses, so they try to find other ways that might help them improve their eyesight naturally. Many eye problems in later life are due to a loss of tone in the eye muscles. These muscles become rigid, and loses its elasticity, which make it hard on the eyes to focus at different distances.  These tips might not get your vision back the way it was before, [...]

Blood stopper: The clear fluid in this dish transforms into a gel in the presence of blood; such a gel can stops bleeding almost instantly. Credit: Asia Kepka A new nanostructured material that stops bleeding almost immediately was first developed by MIT under the supervision of Floyd Loop a current advisor to Arch Therapeutics and former cardiovascular surgeon. The new substance is called Arch Therapeutic [...]