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Blind Mice Restored Vision By Injecting Nanotechnology
When is the human turn?
An international team of scientists has successfully restored the sight of blind mice using an artificial retinal compound made up of nanoparticles, which can be injected directly into the eye. This scientific advance has been successfully tested over a period of 8 months without the need for surgery. Although the research is still in its infancy, it shows that one day we can use conjugated polymer nanoparticle (P3HT — NP) therapy in humans to solve eye problems — from hereditary retinal dystrophy to macular degeneration, which is an extremely common age-related disease.
“In our ‘liquid retina device,’ P3HT nanoparticles disperse across the entire space under the mesh and accelerate light activation of dormant intra-retinal neurons, restoring reactions. Behavioral vision, under the cerebral cortex and on the cerebral cortex “- Fabio Benfenati, research director at the Italian Institute of Technology. “We think that P3HT-NP will bring a new perspective in retinal implantation.”
Retinal implants here refer to implantable devices designed to help restore vision in patients with retinal…
