For decades, restoring sight after severe eye damage sat firmly in the realm of science fiction. Now a wave of converging advances, from gene editing and stem cells to microchips and laser-based ...

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the occupants of danger. But imagine if the device could transform into something ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Population-based detailed information about the prevalences of all three types of optic nerve damage and their ...

Axolotls have terrible eyesight. Nocturnal and sensitive to light, the Mexican salamander relies largely on smell and water movement to hunt in the wild. It's ironic, then, that these little critters ...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is awarding up to $125 million for a series of groundbreaking ...

Pediatric Eye Specialists, a leading provider of pediatric ophthalmology services in North Texas, has published a new educational resource titled Pediatric Optic Nerve Hypoplasia (ONH) to help parents ...

(RTTNews) - Axogen, Inc. (AXGN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Biologics License Application (BLA) for AVANCE, an acellular nerve allograft (arwx). AXGN closed ...

Clinical trial findings showed Avance was noninferior to a collagen nerve cuff for returning sensory function in patients with nerve injuries in the hand. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

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Dec 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Axogen's (AXGN.O), opens new tab nerve repair graft, the health regulator said on Wednesday, paving the way for 12 years of ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Daniel Smith said his life changed in an instant. The Navy veteran and cybersecurity instructor lost all movement in his right arm after a routine hand surgery last year, making daily ...

For the first time, researchers have captured the chameleon’s coiled optic nerve using contrast enhanced computed tomography. Chameleons’ wandering eyes have fascinated and puzzled scientists since ...