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Australian Army trainee Private Kaycee Higgins (right) tests a joint medic course member's vision as part of a training activity at the Army School of Health at Latchford Barracks in Bandiana, Victoria.
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Technology & Innovation
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Partial sight restored for man who is blind thanks to optogenetics

Author
Clare Wilson
Date of article release
04-June-2021
8 min

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Optogenetics is a high-tech treatment that genetically alters nerve cells to respond to light and has successfully restored limited vision to a patient.

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