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RetroSense Raises $6M to Develop Optogenetics for Vision Restoration
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 18, 2015 — Clinical-stage biotechnology company RetroSense Therapeutics LLC has secured $6 million in financing from new and existing investors to advance its optogenetics technology for the restoration of sight. The privately held company had previously...
Photoswitch Affects Nerve Cells in Eye, Brain
CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 2012 — Light-sensitive molecules that stimulate a neural response in the cells of the retina and brain could be the first step toward overcoming degenerative eye diseases or quieting epileptic seizures.
Solar cell-like implant stimulates optic nerve
STANFORD, Calif. – A new retinal prosthesis that uses technology similar to that found in solar cells could restore sight to those who suffer from degenerative eye diseases such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. Researchers at Stanford University...
Silicon Implant Aims to Restore Sight
STANFORD, Calif., May 14, 2012 — A new type of retinal prosthesis, which uses technology similar to that found in solar cells, could hold the key to those who suffer from degenerative eye diseases like macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. Researchers at the Stanford...
Restoring vision with photovoltaic optoelectronics
Mar 18, 2010 — As life expectancy increases, our eyes bear the brunt of aging; many of the elderly suffer from vision problems. One of the leading causes of eye problems in the Western world is macular degeneration. To correct this, retinal implants, generally...
Implant Stimulates Sight
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept, 23, 2009 – Inspired by the success of cochlear implants that can restore hearing to some deaf people, researchers at MIT are developing a retinal implant that could one day help blind people regain a useful level of vision. The eye implant is designed for...
Imaging Macular Degeneration
ROCHESTER, NY, Feb. 27, 2009 – There is a layer of “dark cells” in the retina that is responsible for maintaining the health of the light-sensing cells in our eyes. These dark cells have now been imaged in a living retina for the first time. The ability to see this nearly...
Telescope Embedded in Lens
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 28, 2008 -- A wide-field telescope made of straight and curved mirrors and embedded into what appears to be a typical pair of glasses could make activities that require sharp distance vision, such as driving, easier for the vision impaired. "This new design...
Medical Optics a FiO Feature
Sep 13, 2007 — Using tiny implantable cameras to restore sight, lasers to treat infertility and light to detect malaria are a few of the medical research advances to be discussed during Frontiers in Optics 2007 (FiO), the 91st Annual Meeting of the Optical Society...
High-Speed Laser System Takes Crisp, 3-D Retinal Images
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 1, 2007 -- In work that could improve diagnoses of many eye diseases, a new type of laser has been developed for taking high-resolution, 3-D images of the retina, the part of the eye that converts light to electrical signals that travel to the brain. The...
High-Speed Laser System Takes Crisp, 3-D Retinal Images
May 1, 2007 — In work that could improve diagnoses of many eye diseases, a new type of laser has been developed for taking high-resolution, 3-D images of the retina, the part of the eye that converts light to electrical signals that travel to the brain. The...
Photoswitches Eyed for Sight Restoration
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 3, 2006 -- Light-sensitive optical switches that could be placed into a retina and turned on and off easily are being eyed as a way to restore sight by making blind nerve cells "see." A major goal of the UC Berkeley-LBNL Nanomedicine Development Center, a...
BU Photonics Center Startup Biz Sold
Apr 5, 2006 — TORONTO, April 5, 2006 -- Healthcare company OccuLogix Inc. of Toronto announced yesterday it will acquire glaucoma treatment developer Solx Inc., a privately held company founded at the Boston University Photonics Center in 2001, as part of its new...
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Dec 1, 2005 — Progressive spectacle lens maker Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. of Israel today announced that its European subsidiary, Altra, has formed Altra-France, a new company which will establish operations in an existing building near Paris to manufacture and...
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