“With a tiny eye implant and special glasses, some legally blind patients can read again”
A face-worn camera sends signals to a surgically-implanted chip inside the eyeball, which electrically stimulates the remaining healthy retinal cells.
“One patient said in a statement provided by the hospital that her life before she received the implant was akin to ‘having two black discs in my eyes ….’ A self-described ‘avid bookworm’ before she lost her vision, Irvine said she was now able to do crosswords and read prescriptions.”
