Implantable Telescope Lens to Treat Macular Degeneration Available at Johns Hopkins

Approximately two million Americans who have the advanced form of AMD, which affects the region of the retina responsible for central, detailed vision, and is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss and legal blindness in people over the age of 65. Now, a relatively new device, essentially an implantable telescope, is offering hope for those "aging eyes." The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT), which works like the telephoto lens of a camer...

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