The FDA has approved a first-of-its-kind technology to counter a leading cause of blindness in older adults — macular degeneration.  The solution:  a tiny telescope implanted inside the eye.

The Implantable Miniature Telescope is intended to help at the end stages of incurable age-related macular degeneration, a slow, creeping loss of central vision that blocks reading, watching TV, eventually even recognizing faces.

The procedure is not without risk or serious complications.  However, the treatment looks promising for the right candidate.