Eye implant could more effectively prevent a common form of blindness

“Fewer injections and office visits is exciting,” says study leader Dr. Carl D. Regillo, from Philadelphia’s Wills Eye Hospital. “But more importantly, we think it will translate into better visual outcomes because in the real world, patients get less treatment than they need … If you’re a week or two late for a visit from time to time, you may have a decline in vision, and you can’t always recover from that.”