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Artificial retina receives FDA approval | KurzweilAI

Artificial retina receives FDA approval | KurzweilAI | Longevity science | Scoop.it

In an historic move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market approval to an artificial retina technology, the first bionic eye to be approved for patients in the U.S.

 

 

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Could stem cells repair damaged cones in retinas, allowing for daylight color vision? | KurzweilAI

Could stem cells repair damaged cones in retinas, allowing for daylight color vision? | KurzweilAI | Longevity science | Scoop.it

For some time geneticists have known that stem cells in zebrafish can replace damaged vision cells.

 

This study showed that cone damage, rather than just rod damage, is possible with these stem cells.

 

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