Longview man hopes to regain sight with ‘bionic’ surgery
An East Texas man is hoping for a miracle in the new year and a chance to regain his sight after 20 years.Richard Molpus of ...
Mashable2 年
Bionic eye restores some vision for 88-year-old woman
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BBC1 年
Malmesbury blind woman given bionic eye to help see again
A blind woman is learning to see again thanks to a new ground breaking trial involving a microchip placed in her eye. Sheila Irvine, from Wiltshire, who has geographic atrophy, is one of five in ...
BBC9 年
Could bionic eyes help the blind to see again?
There is no cure for this disease but a pioneering new technology is now offering a solution. At the Oxford Eye Hospital doctors have selected 6 patients to receive the most advanced kind of ...
University of Manchester9 年
Manchester professor conducts world’s first bionic eye implant
The world’s first implant of a bionic eye has been carried out by a University of Manchester academic. Professor Paulo Stanga led the four hour operation on pensioner Ray Flynn at the Manchester Royal ...
The Conversation1 个月
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What is the bionic eye? Often when we talk about the bionic eye, people get the idea of some sort of artificial eye implanted to replace visual function. In reality, the “eye” comprises a ...
National Geographic news1 年
Why There’s New Hope About Ending Blindness
Her bionic eye is taxing to use ... The devices also show that patients can learn to interpret new presentations of visual stimuli. In addition, MacLaren says, the implants show that “there ...