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Vision problems
Vision problems can include short-sightedness, far-sightedness, astigmatism, presbyopia, floaters and flashes, macular degeneration, and retinitis pigmentosa. |  | Not yet dark, but getting there
At the age of six I was diagnosed with a rare degenerative eye condition. Within the extent of a year or two, my sight went from perfectly normal to about ten percent. | | To wish upon a Stargardt miracle
There is no cure for the degenerative eye disease, Stargardt's dystrophy. Now, new gene therapies are offering a flicker of hope, and South Africa is involved in the research. | | Looking through a diseased eye
How much would your life change if you couldn't see, or if your vision was not 100 percent? What would the world around you look like? | | See how blind dogs can see
In breakthrough research, scientists have used gene therapy to restore the sight of blind dogs. Now, a similar therapy is to be tried in humans. Watch the video of the dogs. | | Cutting edge of cataract surgery
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in human beings, but with new advances in lens implants, this problem need not cloud your view. | | The vision of Gordon Brown
The new British Prime Minister lost the vision in one eye at a young age. And he only has 30% vision in the other. How did this happen?
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