Experts hail ‘remarkable’ success of electronic implant in restoring sight
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from Science | The Guardian on (#70WDM)
Sight of 84% of people with form of age-related macular degeneration restored after being fitted with device
An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incurable sight loss to see again, opening up a potential new era" in tackling blindness.
Doctors who implanted the sim card-shaped prosthetic devices say they have helped many of the 38 elderly patients in the trial regain their ability to read letters, numbers and words.
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