Macular Degeneration

A miniature telescope, which can be implanted in the eye, might help the blind see —assuming it passes clinical trials. Remember how Galileo could see through his telescope, even when he had a degenerative eye disease? Now imagine inserting a miniature telescope directly in the eyeball—that’s exactly how VisionCare Inc. plans on restoring sight for people with eyes so bad, not even glasses and laser surgery help. Right now, the company’s target patients are those with advanced macular de

VisionCare’s lead product is the Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT™ by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz), currently in Phase II/III clinical trials for central vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). …

Rather it’s to help those suffering from age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. This condition results in the deterioration of eyesight (much like the deterioration of cashflow in the other AMD), creating a large blind spot in the …

The idea of a telescope fused directly into your eye may sound like a dream come true for impromptu stargazers, but the intent here is not for ocular astronomy. Rather it’s to help those suffering from age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. This condition results in the deterioration of eyesight (much like the deterioration of cashflow in the other AMD ), creating a large blind spot in the center of the field of vision. VisionCare’s 4mm implantable telescope is intended to re-focus an image

VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies has developed a miniature telephoto lens that can be implanted into the eye and could soon help people with vision loss from end-stage macular degeneration. (VisionCare) Because only the central parts …