Eye Implants Help The Blind To See Again
Two British men who were completely blind for years have regained some of their vision, after undergoing surgery to fit eye implants, according to the BBC. This pioneering treatment is at an early stage of development, but it marks an important step forward in an effort to help those who have lost their sight from a condition known as retinitis pigmentosa.Trials of the implant began in Germany six years ago and the first two British patients had the devices fitted in eight-hour operations last month.The breakthrough was part of a clinical trial carried out at the Oxford Eye Hospital and King’s College Hospital in London by Robert MacLaren and and Tim Jackson. […]
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