A developer of a 'bionic eye' that restores vision in blind people has received fast-track review designation from the FDA. Second Sight's Orion Cortical Visual Prosthesis System consists of a ...

has raised US$18 million to progress the development of its bionic eye implant. The company designs devices to combat retinitis pigmentosa (RP) - an inherited rare eye condition that causes the ...

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 ...

Second Sight stopped making its Argus II bionic eyes several years ago to focus ... with a biopharmaceutical firm which does not make eye implants. Second Sight was contacted by the BBC but ...

But with the help of a retinal implant, or "bionic eye" called Argus II ... and their ability to perform basic tasks. The Argus II system has two separate components: a camera and visual ...

Regaining your sight, only to have the world go dark again years later, is a frightening prospect facing at least 350 people with one type of bionic implant. Second Sight Medical Products ...

The mystery of Plato’s final resting place appears to have been solved after advanced scanning techniques dubbed a “bionic eye” were able to penetrate a 2,000-year-old carbonised scroll.

The 88-year-old grandmother of eight from Dagenham suffers from dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) An 88-year-old woman from east London has received a pioneering eye implant to help ...