Electronic eye implant allows blind patients to regain sight

New chip restores reading ability for macular degeneration patients

A tiny wireless chip implanted in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses have partially restored vision to people with an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration. In a clinical trial led by Stanford Medicine researchers and international collaborators, 27 out of 32 participants had regained the ability to read a year after receiving the device.

Tiny eye implant, special glasses help some legally blind patients read again

The treatment involves inserting a tiny implant thinner than human hair under the retina. Patients then have to wear glasses that project near-infrared light to the implant.

An eye implant and smart glasses restore some lost vision

Patients wore these smart glasses that paired to a retinal implant in their eye. Several dozen patients regained some of their vision thanks to an implant inside their eye paired with a set of smart glasses. The study was published Monday in The New England Journal of Medicine, and researchers report that patients could see well enough using the technology to fill out crossword puzzles and read regular books again.  The research focused on pati…

Ex-Neuralink Exec’s New Startup Is Tackling Blindness—and Winning

Science Corp. uses solar panel-like technology implanted in a patient’s eye. Early results for people with macular degeneration are impressive.

Blind can see again thanks to revolutionary new eye implant

The revolutionary new implant is the first ever device to enable people to read letters, numbers and words through an eye that had lost its sight.

Woman who lost vision can read again after ‘life-changing’ clinical trial

Sheila Irvine was one of 38 patients to be included in the world-first study