Bionic Eye Helps Restore Some Vision in 80-Year-Old
Bionic Eye Helps Restore Some Vision in 80-Year-Old
These electrical pulses stimulate the retina's remaining cells to make a corresponding perception of patterns of light in the brain. The patient then learns to interpret these visual patterns to regain some visual function.
Others are encouraged by the news of Flynn's transplant. "This is an exciting result, and we are following the progress of these trials with great interest," says Cathy Yelf, chief executive of the U.K.-based charity Macular Society. "Macular degeneration can be a devastating condition and very many people are now affected as we live longer.
"These are early trials, but in time this research may lead to a really useful device for people who lose their central vision."
Bionic Eye Helps Restore Some Vision in 80-Year-Old
These electrical pulses stimulate the retina's remaining cells to make a corresponding perception of patterns of light in the brain. The patient then learns to interpret these visual patterns to regain some visual function.
Others are encouraged by the news of Flynn's transplant. "This is an exciting result, and we are following the progress of these trials with great interest," says Cathy Yelf, chief executive of the U.K.-based charity Macular Society. "Macular degeneration can be a devastating condition and very many people are now affected as we live longer.
"These are early trials, but in time this research may lead to a really useful device for people who lose their central vision."
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