An 88-year-old geographic atrophy (GA) patient has been able to detect signals in her blind left eye using a new bionic implant inserted with a revolutionary operation, according to Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
French company’s Pixium Vision’s Prima System comprises a 2mm-wide microchip, which is inserted under the patient’s retina to transmit electrical signals processed by glasses containing a camera and a small computer running artificial intelligence algorithms. The electrical signals reach the brain via the retina and are interpreted as natural vision.
