More Artificial Retina News

Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 in Medicine, Technology, Videos
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News about artificial retinas, sometimes called retinal microchips, seems to be coming fast these days. Europe has just approved a device developed by Second Sight Medical and they are working on getting FDA approval in the US.

Check out this video from the Early Show on CBS:

Submitted by Barbie Balboa (not verified) on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 11:14am.

I was wondering if this would help my 20 month son who was born with Norrie disease. his retina is dettached in both eyes but he sees bright light in 1 as of now. Please let me know if this would be something to look into in the futher.

    Submitted by Trina (not verified) on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 3:44am.

    This is very exciting I can't wait to learn more about it!

      Submitted by Trina (not verified) on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 3:45am.

      I am sharing this on my blog hope you don't mind!

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