Retinal Implant Could Restore Sight for the Blind
From: Medical Design Technology - 11/15/2013

People who went blind as a result of certain diseases or injuries may have
renewed hope of seeing again thanks to a retinal implant developed with the
help of Florida Iinternation University's W. Kinzy Jones, a professor and
researcher in the College of Engineering and Computing.

A tiny video camera mounted on special glasses captures the scene in the
patient’s environment, and a pocket controller relays the captured video
signal to the implant. Inspired by cochlear implants that can restore hearing
to some deaf people, the retinal implant works by electrically stimulating
nerve cells that normally carry visual input from the retina to the brain,
and bypassing the lost retinal cells.

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http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2013/11/retinal-implant-could-restore-sight-blind

Links:
Restoring Sight
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2013/11/photos-day-restoring-sight

W. Kinzy Jones
http://www.mme.fiu.edu/faculty/kinzy-jones/