Eye implant and high-tech glasses restore vision lost to age — from newscientist.com by Chris Simms
Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of vision loss, with existing treatments only able to slow its progression. But now an implant in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses have enabled people with the condition to read again
People with severe vision loss have been able to read again, thanks to a tiny wireless chip implanted in one of their eyes and a pair of high-tech glasses.
“This is an exciting and significant study,” says Francesca Cordeiro at Imperial College London. “It gives hope for providing vision in patients for whom this was more science fiction than reality.”