Monday, April 21, 2008

'Bionic eye' offers grandmother the chance to enjoy a view of the future - The Scotsman
..."I can shoot baskets with my grandson. And I can see my granddaughter dancing across the stage. It's wonderful."

The technology is being developed by Dr Mark Humayun, professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering at the Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles, California.

He said developments in improving the sight of people with blindness were now moving fast.

His team have now developed a camera so small and powerful that it could be put inside the patient's eye, rather than worn on a pair of glasses...

Also, World's First True Bionic Eye - Sky News

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