Tiny Eye Implant Restores Vision

Nice News -  More than 5 million people worldwide are impacted by geographic atrophy due to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of irreversible blindness. There’s previously been no treatment for the condition — but in a new landmark trial, scientists restored vision to patients for the first time.
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It’s all thanks to PRIMA, a tiny eye implant half as thick as a human hair. When paired with augmented-reality glasses, the pioneering device is the first to enable people to read letters, numbers, and words with an eye that had lost its sight.
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“In the history of artificial vision, this represents a new era,” Mahi Muqit, who led the U.K. arm of the trial, said in a news release. “Blind patients are actually able to have meaningful central vision restoration, which has never been done before. Getting back the ability to read is a major improvement in their quality of life, lifts their mood, and helps to restore their confidence and independence.” Learn more about the breakthrough (and see the tiny device).