First in the U.S. Wireless Retinal Device for Advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 10:11 in Health & Medicine

UPMC has implanted the first patient in the United States with a new wireless retinal device as part of a clinical trial aimed at restoring partial sight to patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that leads to permanent blindness. “Vision research has advanced dramatically in the recent past and UPMC is at the forefront of […]

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