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  2. Visual prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    The ability to give sight to a blind person via a bionic eye depends on the circumstances surrounding the loss of sight. For retinal prostheses, which are the most prevalent visual prosthetic under development (due to ease of access to the retina among other considerations), patients with vision loss due to degeneration of photoreceptors (retinitis pigmentosa, choroideremia, geographic atrophy ...

  3. Retinal implant - Wikipedia

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    The system is meant to partially restore useful vision to those who have lost their photoreceptors due to retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) or age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Retinal implants are being developed by a number of private companies and research institutions, and three types are in clinical trials ...

  4. Argus retinal prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    Argus retinal prosthesis, also known as a bionic eye, is an electronic retinal implant manufactured by the American company Second Sight Medical Products. It is used as a visual prosthesis to improve the vision of people with severe cases of retinitis pigmentosa .

  5. This bionic eye implant is restoring people's sight - AOL

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    The latest case is this 80-year-old man from the UK that received a bionic eye implant, which partially restored his. Bionic body parts used to belong to science fiction, but we are making ...

  6. Bionic eye implant promises a lifetime of perfect vision - AOL

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    An optometrist in British Columbia claims to have invented an easily implantable device that provides its wearer with vision "three times better than 20/20" for life. Dubbed the Ocumetics Bionic ...

  7. Photovoltaic retinal prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    Photovoltaic retinal prosthesis is a technology for restoration of sight to patients blinded by degenerative retinal diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), when patients lose the 'image capturing' photoreceptors, but neurons in the 'image-processing' inner retinal layers are relatively well-preserved. [1]

  8. FDA Approves Biosimilars for Macular Degeneration Treatment - AOL

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    The FDA approved two interchangeable biosimilars to treat macular degeneration. The biosimilars work the same way as Eylea which prevents abnormal blood vessel growth in the eye and helps preserve ...

  9. Mark S. Humayun - Wikipedia

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    Humayun is one of two principal investigators working with USC Eye Institute researchers to study how to replace damaged retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells with stem cells to restore sight, [28] a potential cure for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of permanent impairment of reading and fine or close-up vision among ...

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