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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Groundbreaking study finds way to ‘reboot’ eye and restore impaired vision

Scientists claim to have found a way to restore vision in people with a common developmental eye disorder by “rebooting” the retina to its early state, enabling it to grow and cure itself.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US found that temporarily anesthetising the retina could reverse the vision system to an early state, curing a condition known as amblyopia or “lazy eye”.

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