STAT+: An innovative eye stem cell transplant could help restore vision in people with chemical injuries
The first time Phillip Durst saw the big A on the chart, he could hardly…
Category: vision
With engineered proteins, scientists use optogenetics for the first time to help a blind patient see again
Somewhere in Paris, in a white room, seated at a white table, a man wearing…
STAT+: Atlas Venture launches another biotech to tackle vision loss
Call it “Quest for Sight: The Sequel.” In September, the Swiss drug giant Novartis paid…
STAT+: Genetic reprogramming rejuvenates nerve cells and restores vision in mice
For years now, biologists have been practicing a kind of time travel. You can take…
Opinion: Dearth of disability-related Covid-19 data can confound response efforts
After a few days of feeling feverish, exhausted, achy, and having an intermittent sore throat,…
STAT Plus: Google develops AI to identify patients at high risk of blindness
Artificial intelligence has shown an increasing ability to detect and diagnose eye diseases by analyzing…
In its first use inside the human body, CRISPR genome editing tested as blindness therapy
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone’s body for the…
STAT Plus: Novartis employee claims she was fired for complaining about incorrect data
As Novartis (NVS) geared up to win approval for a new eye medication that was…
STAT Plus: Safety concerns regarding Novartis’s new eye drug boost Regeneron stock
A leading association of eye doctors has warned its members about safety concerns about Novartis’s…