Finally, there’s a new vision for addressing this common eye condition.

Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) slowly damages the macula, the part of the retina responsible for central vision.

Geographic atrophy is an advanced and irreversible form of AMD that affects about a million Americans . 4

Treatments have focused on slowing its progression but haven’t restored lost vision — until now.

Several patients in a revolutionary clinical trial regained their ability to read when they received an extraordinary electronic eye implant that’s paired with augmented-reality glasses.

“In the history of artificial vision, this represents a new era,” Mahi Muqit, an associate professor in the University College London Institute of Ophthalmology who led the UK arm of the trial, said

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