Light-powered bionic eye invented to help restore sight

[azurnoir]

Implants currently used in patients need to be powered by a battery.

The new device, described in the journal Nature Photonics, uses a special pair of glasses to beam near infrared light into the eye.

This powers the implant and sends the information which could help a patient see.

Diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa result in the death of cells which can detect light in the eye.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18061174

[FirstLight]

1. hopefully the next step

is work on OPTIC NERVE repair or using electronics to help with the impulses...

my daughter has ONH (Optic Nerve Hypoplasia) her optic never did not attach correctly and the nerve itself is not equipped with enough fibers to carry the signal. she is totally blind in her left eye....and her right one is getting worse for some strange reason now too...