Science is giving sight, sound, and speech a second chance. How might it change the way we age?

The firm has announced its readiness to implant a new device, Blindsight, into a human patient. The move comes as part of the company's broader mission to develop brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).

Electronic retinal implants such as the PRIMA system bypass damaged cells to restore partial central vision, bringing ...

Scientists have identified never-before-seen cells in the human eye that could potentially help reverse vision loss caused by common diseases, such as macular degeneration. The researchers discovered ...

A trio of Canadians are on track to become the country’s first residents to have their eyesight restored thanks in part to their teeth. Osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, more commonly known as ...

Nicki's eye had collapsed in on itself, but a new gel injection method has saved her vision.

Brent Chapman can see again after doctors pulled out one of his teeth, flattened it, drilled a hole in it, placed a lens inside and implanted the tooth in one of his eyes. It seems bizarre, but the ...

Participants received retinal implants that restored some of their vision. Zorica Nastasic via Getty Images Today, in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers announced that they restored some ...

Large studies show that individuals who undergo cataract surgery have a lower risk of developing dementia compared with those ...

When one eye is deprived of vision early in life, it can lead to amblyopia, a condition more commonly known as lazy eye. This happens because a lack of input disrupts synapse formation in the brain's ...

Learning to read again Study participant Sheila Irvine, a patient at Moorfields Eye Hospital, training with the PRIMA device. (Courtesy: Moorfields Eye Hospital) A tiny wireless implant inserted under ...