A bioengineered retinal implant is safe for use in humans and may be effective in treating vision loss caused by a type of macular degeneration that causes progressive blindness.

The retinal prosthesis would help restore some vision by electrically stimulating the nerve cells that normally carry visual input from the retina to the brain. Skip to main content.

The first human clinical trials for a retinal implant have been a success - allowing those who had been blind to see again. About 200,000 people in the United States and Europe suffer from ...

Inspired by cochlear implants that help deaf people hear again, researchers are working on a retinal implant intended to help blind people regain vision. Written by Andrew Nusca, Contributor Sept ...

Until now, the size of retinal implants was limited mainly by the length of the surgical incision in the eye. "The cut has to be as small as possible to avoid damaging the tissue," says Chenais.

The German retina implant also has up to an 11 degree range of vision, and can handle 10 to 100,000 Lux (this roughly corresponds to a range from a dim room to sunlight). In this way, I think the ...

For those who've lost their sight to retinal disease, there may be light at the end of the tunnel. Researchers are making headway on high-tech fixes that would use implants to restore vision to ...

Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a nano-scale retinal implant that could restore sight with higher resolution than other bionic eye systems. UC San Diego. View 3 Images 1 / 3.

Retinal implant could let visually impaired 'see' Braille An Argus II user would see a grid of dots describing a shape or, in this research project, Braille letters. Second Sight ...

After being legally blind for more than 30 years, Lisa Kulik can see again with the help of a retinal prosthetic chip implanted on her eye that’s linked to an external camera mounted on a pair ...

Retinal implants can give artificial vision to the blind. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Journal Communications Materials DOI 10.1038/s43246-021-00133-2 ...

Second Sight's retinal implants have restored some degree of vision to patients that were functionally blind. Now the company is looking to units that can interface directly with the brain itself.