BBC1 年
Moorfields Eye Hospital gives woman, 88, bionic eye implant
The surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital involved inserting a 2mm wide microchip under her retina by surgically creating a 'trapdoor' in which the chip rests. Special glasses, containing a camera ...
University of Manchester9 年
Manchester professor conducts world’s first bionic eye implant
The world’s first implant of a bionic eye has been carried out by a University of Manchester academic. Professor Paulo Stanga led the four hour operation on pensioner Ray Flynn at the Manchester Royal ...
Hackaday7 年
Bionic Eye Trial Approved
Other companies use light sensors similar to those in a camera or nanowire implants. We’ve seen macular degeneration hacks before, but most of us aren’t brave enough to do actual implantation.
BBC2 年
Bionic eyes: Obsolete tech leaves patients in the dark
Second Sight The implant takes the place of the eye's photoreceptors But IEEE Spectrum ... special glasses with a built-in camera and a video processing unit (VPU) that is attached around the ...