By Sarah Knapton – The Telegraph –
Blind patients can read and recognise faces again with a “revolutionary bionic chip” that is said to signal a “new era” for artificial vision.
The implant is an ultra-thin wireless microchip, measuring 2mm by 2mm, which is inserted under the retina and links to a video-camera fitted on a pair of augmented-reality glasses.
Dozens of patients who suffered from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) were fitted with the device on a trial at Moorfields Hospital in London, which called the device “revolutionary” after more than 80 per cent of patients reported major improvements.
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