There are a few notable tech inventions that have changed the medical industry forever. From the use of AI for disease detection to 3D printing biomedical implants and drugs, advances in modern ...

A wireless electronic prosthesis implanted under the retina has been shown to restore central vision in people with an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration, leading to improvement in ...

An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Sedat Nizamoğlu from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Koç University has developed a next-generation, safe, and wireless ...

A hybrid retinal implant using stem-cell-derived neurons and microelectrodes lowers activation thresholds and improves signal precision, offering a more natural interface for high-resolution vision ...

A new study in The New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the PRIMA brain computer interface (BCI) retinal implant helped people with advanced age-related macular degeneration regain some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. USC Roski Eye Institute researchers are launching a phase 2b trial of a stem cell retinal implant designed to replace damaged ...

LOS ANGELES — Age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness for Americans 65 and older, is a progressive disease affecting central vision. Over time, faces, book ...

Scientists have used an eye implant to improve the vision of dozens of people left functionally blind by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The implant, which measures 2 millimetres by 2 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a study to evaluate a new electronic artificial retina that researchers hope can help people who have gone blind regain some of their sight.

LAS VEGAS — After patients blinded by retinitis pigmentosa underwent transchoroidal implantation of a subretinal device (Alpha IMS, Retina Implant AG), almost 50% could recognize shapes and details of ...

USC and Second Sight Medical Products Inc., the developer of retinal prostheses for treating blindness, are expanding the clinical trial of an advanced retinal prosthesis into Europe. The announcement ...