Blindness

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.

The surgery team working on the implant at Rambam Hospital in Haifa.
 AT THE ceremony celebrating the new Dahan Gate (L-R): Bar-Ilan U. President Prof. Arie Zaban, Dr. Zipora Schorr, Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, Shlomo Zohar, Bar-Ilan CEO and Senior Deputy President Zohar Yinon, and Rector Prof. Amnon Albeck.

Grapevine, May 23, 2025: They also see

 EYAL BEN SIMON (left) and Benny Gabbay.

Grapevine January 15, 2025: In their own words

 Operation Ethiopia.

Israeli medical team restores sight to hundreds in Ethiopian humanitarian mission


‘Humans of Tel Aviv’ demystifies a misunderstood people

Nalaga’at, which means “please touch,” was initially the world’s only theater company exclusively for deaf-blind actors born primarily with Usher’s Syndrome.

Limor Markus, a deaf producer at Jaffa’s Nalaga’at Center.

Hadassah ophthalmologist to receive award for fight against blindness

The prestigious award honors the 100th-anniversary celebrations of the department.

Prof. Yaakov Pe’er

Israeli doctors give the gift of sight

Ayana, 3, is one of some 3,000 Ethiopians who have been cured of eye disease by an Israeli medical team

Morris Kahn and Dafna Jackson with Ayana

La vue en cadeau

Des médecins israéliens opèrent en Ethiopie pour mettre fin à la cécité des habitants atteints de maladie congénitale

La petite Ayana, au sortir de son opération

The power of touch

Na Laga’at’s show ‘Luna Park’ opens a window into the world of being deaf and blind.

Nalagaat