People blinded by advanced dry age-related macular degeneration can now read books and recognize subway signs again, thanks ...

A revolutionary eye implant invented by a Stanford University scientist is giving some blind adults the ability to read, ...

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A retinal implant invented by a Stanford scientist is restoring limited vision to people with advanced macular degeneration, helping some read and recognize faces again.

A new final guidance document published by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends to sponsors methods of conducting clinical research in support of investigational medical device ...

Investors apparently see promise in retinal implant systems and their potential to make the blind see again. Pixium Vision--a 2-year-old French company developing such technology--announced Monday ...

Argus II is a novel healthcare technology that restores vision in RP patients. Improvements in visual acuity are expected to lead to improvements in patient self-confidence, decreasing their ...

Last year, Wentai Liu watched as surgeons implanted a microchip he had designed into the eye of a blind patient. For Liu, a professor of electrical engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at ...

SYLMAR, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYES) ("Second Sight" or "the Company"), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable visual prosthetics that are ...

The Argus II, a “bionic eye”, is intended to provide electrical stimulation of the retina to elicit visual perception in blind subjects with severe to profound retinitis pigmentosa, according to the ...

A small wireless chip and a pair of smart glasses are offering new hope to people who thought they'd never read again. The groundbreaking device, called PRIMA, has partially restored vision in people ...