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People with blindness can read again after retinal implant

A 2×2 mm, 30 μm-thick retinal implant restored clinically meaningful central vision for 80% of 38 people with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration one year after surgery.
fromwww.theguardian.com
17 hours ago
Medicine

Experts hail remarkable' success of electronic implant in restoring sight

A hair-thin Prima retinal implant restored meaningful central vision enabling 84% of trial patients with dry AMD to read letters, numbers and words.
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fromwww.bbc.com
17 hours ago

Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again

The new procedure involves inserting a tiny 2mm-square photovoltaic microchip, with the thickness of a human hair, under the retina. Patients then put on glasses with a built-in video camera. The camera sends an infrared beam of video images to the implant at the back of the eye, which sends them on to a small pocket processor to be enhanced and made clearer. The images are then sent back to the patient's brain, via the implant and optic nerve, giving them some vision again.
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