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A team co-led by a Pitt professor was able to restore sight to blind patients with advanced macular degeneration, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine.<\/p>\n

The study was conducted in Europe by a team of researchers including senior author Jos\u00e9-Alain Sahel, who moved from his native France to join University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2016. The study evaluates a procedure that implants a tiny wireless panel of electrodes into the eye that works in conjunction with eyeglasses equipped with a built-in camera and infrared projector. More than 80 percent of the participants saw a clinically meaningful improvement in their vision.<\/p>\n

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