Eyesight for the Blind - Visioncare Ophthalmic Technologies Telescope Implant
From: Popular Science - 12/2010 - page 55

Macular degeneration, which kills the pohotoreceptors at the center of the
retina, robs nearly a third of Americans older than 75 of their
"straight-ahead" vision. With a quick outpatient procedure, this telescope
eye implant restores this vision by spreading that light to healthy cells on
the retina's perimeter. It takes a few days for the brain to adjust to the
implant, but in clinical trials, three quarters of users saw their vision
improve from "severe impairment" to "moderate impairment" - they could once
again read, watch TV, and recognize faces. $15,000 

Caption: Eyeborg - The telescope eye implant magnifies incoming light to
healthy retina cells to correct macular degeneration. 

Links:
CentraSight
http://www.centrasight.com/

FDA Approves First Telescopic Eye Implant to Treat Blindness
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-07/fda-approves-first-implantable-telescope-restores-partial-vision-amd-patients

Eye, Robot
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-06/eye-robot