A Bionic Eye Comes to Market
From: Technology Review - 03/07/2011
By: Duncan Graham-Rowe

A retinal prosthesis gets clinical approval in Europe.

After more than two decades of research and development, the first retinal
prosthesis has received European approval for clinical and commercial use.
People blinded by degenerative eye disease will have the option of buying an
implant that can restore their vision at least partially. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/35064/

Links:
World's First Bionic Eye Approved for Use in Europe (Video)
http://www.fastcompany.com/1736008/worlds-first-bionic-eye-now-approved-for-use-in-europe#

How does a "bionic eye" allow blind people to see?
http://health.howstuffworks.com/medicine/modern/bionic-eye.htm

Second Sight
http://www.2-sight.com/

Argus II
http://2-sight.eu/en/product

Retinal Implant AG
http://retina-implant.de/en/about/default.aspx

Stimulating Sight
http://www.technologyreview.com/article/24118/

Now I see You
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/26751/

Argus II Retinal Prosthesis Gets European Clearance
http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2011/03/argus_ii_retinal_prosthesis_gets_european_clearance.html