By 
David Davila
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TED-Ed Original

Could a blind eye regenerate?

We tend to think of blindness as something you're born with but with certain genetic diseases it can actually develop when you're a kid or even when you're an adult. But could blind eyes possibly regenerate? David Davila explains how the zebrafish's amazing regenerative retinas are causing scientists to investigate that very question.

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