The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was the first in the world to use optogenetics to restore vision. The Eye & Ear Foundation’s August […]
Using Optogenetics to Restore Vision
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An Amazing Breakthrough and Big First Step
Sight + Sound, Fall 2021 After 40 years of total blindness, a 58-year-old French man saw stripes in a crosswalk. He was also able to reach out and touch a […]