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chewwydraper t1_j3mbisy wrote

I think people have always had the attitude towards blindness as "ah well, whaddaya do?". It was just a luck of the draw and if you were unlucky, that was it.

It'd be amazing if it was something that could be treated.

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quats5 t1_j3mcrr2 wrote

We can and do treat the two most common causes of blindness in the world:

cataracts (which everybody gets if they live long enough; treated with surgery to replace the clouded lens with an artificial lens), and

diabetes (by managing the disease so that it does significantly less damage to the body, including the eyes).

It’s awesome to know we’re making strides in retina technology too (incredibly more complicated than replacing the lens in cataract surgery!) but don’t take for granted the incredible things we already can do!

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audiyon t1_j3no3jd wrote

I'm hoping for a cure for glaucoma.

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