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LOS ANGELES — Robert Greenberg got tired of hearing from senior engineers that it wasn’t possible to build his product idea: a bionic eye that gives sight to the blind. “A lot of the folks straight ...
The advent of bionic eye technology has revolutionized the way we perceive possibilities in medical science. With this technology, an astounding 95% of blind patients have regained some measure of ...
It won’t restore sight completely, but allows sight-impaired individuals to detect light and dark. On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a device created by Second Sight ...
The device helps the blind "to detect light and dark in the environment." Feb. 16, 2013— -- People who have lost their vision as a result of a rare genetic disease may soon be able to have some ...