STILLWATER, Minn. (KARE) -- Macular degeneration is the leading
cause of blindness in people over 55. For those with end stage
disease, there has been virtually no chance of seeing what is
directly in front of them again. But a new device, an
implantable telescope, is changing that. Retired nurse, 76-year-
old JoAnn Zorn, had the device implanted in her left eye this
summer. Now she has a critical part of her vision back. If you
look at her left eye, you can see it. It twinkles. Light
reflects off the tiny telescope implanted where her lens once
was. It has brought back the central vision she lost to macular
degeneration.