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15-Minute Gene Therapy For Blindness Accesses Deepest Part Of The Eye

By Nsikan Akpan | Jun 12, 2013 04:30 PM EDT

Researchers have developed an easy and effective gene therapy for blindness.

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He Was Blind, Now He Can See: Stem-Cell Treatment Restores Blind Man’s Sight

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 21, 2013 10:06 AM EDT

In a historic trial to test the safeness of human embryonic stem cells, one participant's results stood out among the rest.

Study Says Echolocation Works, But Has it Already Been Proven?

Echolocation Works, But Has It Already Been Proven? [VIDEO]

By Anthony Rivas | May 20, 2013 05:26 PM EDT

Researchers tested blind and sighted people to see if they had the potential to echolocate, but many blind advocates have been using the technique their entire lives.

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Hologram Vision Technique May Restore Sight to the Blind

By Ashik Siddique | Feb 26, 2013 05:16 PM EST

New research aims to use holograms to bring bionic vision to people going blind, along with optogenetic therapy that uses light to heal genetically altered retina cells.

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Man Literally Drinks Himself Blind With Vodka, Regains Sight With Whiskey

By Makini Brice | Dec 03, 2012 01:48 PM EST

It seems that sometimes alcohol can help you see more clearly.

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After Paralysis, Blind Man Takes First Steps With Robotic Suit, Plans Trip to Siberia

By Makini Brice | Nov 07, 2012 04:06 PM EST

After becoming blind at the age of 22, Mark Pollock knows a little something about adversity.

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Blind People Can "See"

By Nikki Tucker | Oct 08, 2012 03:24 PM EDT

Normally speaking when we hear an individual is blind we automatically assume he or she cannot see anything at all. However, new research refutes this notion, suggesting there are alternative ways blind individuals see.

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