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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 15 > Artificial retinas could restore sight to vision-impaired

Artificial retinas could restore sight to vision-impaired


January 15, 2009

WASHINGTON — Scientists are testing artificial retinas that they hope can restore partial sight to people who’ve lost their vision to the most common causes of blindness.

Retinitis pigmentosa, which ruins peripheral vision, and macular degeneration, which causes a blurred or....

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