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Vision

The eye, the retina, and the long effort to restore sight.

VisionNeuroregeneration3 Oct 2026

The wire that will not grow back

The optic nerve is part of the brain, and adult mammals do not repair it. That single fact is the starting point for every serious attempt to restore sight after nerve damage.

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VisionNeuroscience29 Aug 2026

The retina is nervous tissue, and that changes everything

The eye is often described as a camera. The comparison is useful for optics and misleading for almost everything else.

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