Ophthalmology

Bionic eye helps UK pensioner see in world first

A partially sighted British pensioner has had most of his vision restored thanks to a "bionic eye"—a device that converts video images from a miniature camera installed in his glasses to his brain.

Medical research

Lab team makes unique contributions to the first bionic eye

As part of the multi-institutional Artificial Retina Project, Los Alamos researchers helped develop the first bionic eye. Recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Argus II will help people blinded by ...

Medical research

How blind can 'read' shown in new research

A method developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for training blind persons to "see" through the use of a sensory substitution device (SSD) has enabled those using the system to actually "read" an eye chart with letter ...