Angiofibroma: a parasite caused a massive tumor on his eyelid
A man from India developed a giant tumor on his left eyelid, rendering him blind. This patient was also affected ...
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“I completely lost my sight around 19”
During her adolescence, Céline first became visually impaired and then blind. She tells us how she turned this handicap into ...
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Diabetic retinopathy: what are the symptoms of this disease that causes blindness?
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the 4 main blinding pathologies. THE ESSENTIAL Initially, diabetic retinopathy develops silently and vision is ...
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Unique brain plasticity observed in people born blind
The part of the brain that receives and processes visual information in sighted adults develops a unique connectivity pattern in ...
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Guide dogs for the blind: 4 things to know
Access to public space, education, cost... World Guide Dog Day is an opportunity to review the rights and training of ...
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Eye drops give sight to blind teenager
© Shutterstock / Kim KuperkovaA 14-year-old teenager, suffering from a rare disease, dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, had lost his sight, and ...
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Nasal polyposis: when the nose becomes blind
Naso-sinus polyposis (PNS) or nasal polyposis is a disease that affects approximately 1 million French people1. It is the most ...
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3 blind people regained their sight thanks to an artificial corneal transplant
© ShutterstockThis is a real step forward for visually impaired and blind people! Researchers at Linköping University (Sweden) have managed ...
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This man emerges blind from a routine check-up with his ophthalmologist
Due to a medical error, an ophthalmologist blinded his patient. THE ESSENTIAL According to the forensic experts appointed in this ...
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Artificial cornea helps blind people regain sight
Intended to restore sight to the blind, the corneal implant was made with collagen protein from pig skin. THE ESSENTIAL ...
Read moreBlind people regain their sight thanks to an artificial cornea
The implant was made with collagen protein from pig skins. THE ESSENTIAL The cornea is the outermost transparent layer of ...
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Do these glasses work for the color blind?
At kindergarten, editor Erik Bogaards drew with conviction a green Easter bunny in a bright red lawn. So when he ...
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He goes blind after years of eating french fries
© Getty picturesImagine feeding yourself exclusively on crisps, chips and white bread... This specially unbalanced diet, high in fat and ...
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Synesthesia: this blind man feels the “texture” of time
For the first time, a blind man able to feel the "texture" of numbers and days of the week has ...
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Why do blind people remember what they hear better than others?
Patients deprived of the use of sight find it easier to memorize a series of letters or words and to ...
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How does the brain react to sight loss?
Did you know that blindness upsets the organization of the cerebral cortex and alters memory?Losing one sense upsets the others: ...
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European premiere: an artificial corneal transplant in Montpellier
The Montpellier University Hospital placed a synthetic cornea on a blind patient in an attempt to restore his sight. THE ...
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A blind woman regains (some) of her vision thanks to a brain implant
After the operation, she was able to see simple shapes like lines or letters again. THE ESSENTIAL The cerebral cortex ...
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Blind people can’t see colors, but they understand them
Although unable to see colors, blind people are able to understand them. For example knowing intuitively that two bananas are ...
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Can coffee really make you blind?
For people who have a genetic predisposition to higher eye pressure, drinking too much coffee almost quadruples the risk of ...
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A blind patient partially regains his sight thanks to this innovative technique
While optogenetic therapy based on algae protein has revolutionized neuroscience research, this is the first time internationally that this innovative ...
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Electrical stimulation to restore sight to the blind
Neuroscientists have managed to make monkeys see letters of the alphabet through electrical stimulation in their brains. THE ESSENTIAL Stimulation ...
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Tomorrow it will be possible to treat glaucoma with hydrogel
By injecting hydrogel into the eye, it would be possible to create an opening capable of letting excess fluid from ...
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Mice gain sight thanks to ‘anti-aging’ genes
Thanks to three genes, scientists have succeeded in stopping the aging of the genome of certain mouse cells. Thus, they ...
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A blind patient could regain his sight thanks to the “genetic scissors”
This is a “first”: hitherto tested in the laboratory, the CRISPR system known as “genetic scissors” was used on a ...
Read moreNasal polyposis: when the nose becomes blind
Naso-sinus polyposis (PNS) or nasal polyposis is a disease that affects approximately 1 million French people1. It is the most ...
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Flu: a little girl loses her sight because of the virus
Suffering from acute influenza B, Jade DeLucia, 4, developed brain inflammation. Now blind, she almost lost her life. The flu ...
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AMD: cells implicated in the main cause of blindness in the elderly
In the United States, more than two million people are affected by age-related macular deficiency. In France, they are a ...
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By dint of eating only fries and sausages, he loses his sight at 17
In the UK, a young man developed toxic deficiency optic neuropathy at the age of 17. According to the researchers, ...
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How the Brain Manages to Hear Better After Sight Loss
Scientific studies – but especially anecdotal evidence – would suggest that people who lose their sight develop a better sense ...
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