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  <title><![CDATA[Helping Patients See Again: How One Doctor Uses Georgia Tech Research to Treat Eye Disease With Precision]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>For Dr. <a href="https://garetina.com/retina-specialist/david-s-chin-yee-m-d/">David Chin Yee</a>, a Georgia Tech microneedle is opening new possibilities for treating debilitating eye disease. Developed over two decades, it delivers medication precisely where it’s needed, helping to preserve vision, ease pain, and prolong relief. For patients, that can mean fewer treatments — and more time for daily life.</p><p><a href="https://research.gatech.edu/real-life/microneedle">Read more »</a></p>]]></body>
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      <value><![CDATA[The tiniest breakthrough can make the biggest difference.]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[A doctor uses a tiny microneedle developed at Georgia Tech to preserve patients’ vision, reduce their pain, and give them more time for daily life.]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>For Dr. David Chin Yee, a Georgia Tech microneedle is opening new possibilities for treating debilitating eye disease. Developed over two decades, it delivers medication precisely where it’s needed, helping to preserve vision, ease pain, and prolong relief. For patients, that can mean fewer treatments — and more time for daily life.</p>]]></value>
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            <body><![CDATA[<p>Dr. David Chin Yee is an Atlanta-based retina specialist who collaborates with Georgia Tech researchers on advancing microneedle technology for targeted drug delivery in eye care.</p>]]></body>
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                  <image_alt><![CDATA[Person in blue medical scrubs demonstrates a small device to a seated patient in a clinical exam room with medical equipment visible in the background.]]></image_alt>
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