The vision AgilOne is pursuing shows how advanced technology can be used to restore the intimacy with a customer that we associate with the good old days when shopkeepers knew each and every customer.
In order to restore the eye to its original shape, those with advanced keratoconus generally undergo a cornea transplant, a procedure with a long recovery time that demands the patient refrain from physically stressing the eyes for months.
In an amazing advance, scientists at Advanced Cell Technology reported this week in The Lancet that they used embryonic stem cells to restore partial vision to 2 patients who were legally blind.