Macular Degeneration

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Telescopic Eye Implants Magnify Life, Help People See Again

8:20AM July 9, 2010 | Casey Chan

Telescopic eye implants have just been approved by the FDA and they’re just as crazy as they sound. It’s literally like attaching a miniature telescope to an eye, magnifying what a person can see by 2.2-2.7 times. More »


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Tiny Telescopes Help The Blind See Again

3:40PM July 20, 2009 | Jack Loftus

The inexorable advance of the bionic eye continued this weekend, as doctors reported they were able to implant tiny telescopes (telescopes!) into the eyes of patients suffering from macular degeneration. More »