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