Eyes

FDA clears first US trial of Israel’s EndoArt synthetic corneal implant

EyeYon Medical says FDA granted IDE for a multicenter study led by Scripps Clinic’s Prof. Francis Mah, with enrollment targeted to begin in March 2026.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ENDOART, A synthetic endothelial layer for the treatment of chronic corneal edema.
The surgery team working on the implant at Rambam Hospital in Haifa.

Israeli woman's vision restored in world's first-ever 3D-printed cornea implant

The new Israeli technology allows for the creation of hundreds of cornea implants from a single donor sample, offering a scalable solution.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
AN EYE-tracking system demo.

New research from Technion shows how eye-tracking can identify the way we read - study

People read texts with different goals. Whether it’s a newspaper or article, the Internet, a novel, a recipe, or a scientific paper, each type of text can be approached with various intentions.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A student attends class in a Primary school in Orlando West section of Soweto, South Africa.

Back to school checklist: add an eye exam for your child

'Children do not always know how to explain that they cannot see. They may move closer to the board or lose concentration, and adults interpret it as a different problem.'

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hadassah Medical Center acquires state-of-the-art tech to remove cataracts

Cataracts cause clouding of the eye lens, which leads to a reduction in visual acuity.

JANUARY 1, 2020ByILANIT CHERNICK
A cataract surgery being performed with new state-of-the-art equipment at Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem

Laser surgery: Here’s looking at you!

More than 50% of people in the world suffer from some form of vision impairment.

DECEMBER 2, 2019ByJASON BLACKSHAW

By 2050, half of the world's population will be near-sighted

Research found that more than 90% of parents of children under 18 are unaware of the negative consequences of prolonged time in front of a screen.

JULY 30, 2019ByOFER LIVNAT/MAARIV
Facebook logo is reflected in glasses in this picture illustration taken April 1, 2019