All Eyes on Second Sight
From: Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry - 11/2013 - page 28

The maker of the world's first bionic eye is Medical Device & Diagnostic
Industry's 2013 Medical Device Manufacturer of the Year.

Second Sight Medical Products rose above the ranks with a truly innovative
device that’s making possible a feat once thought impossible - restoring
sight to the blind.

That company was granted FDA approval for the Argus II retinal prosthesis
system, hailed as the world’s first bionic eye. The byproduct of more than a
decade of development, the system consists of a pair of glasses equipped with
a video camera, a video processing unit, and a miniature implant. Placed
close to the retina, the implant receives the signal from the video processor
and stimulates the retina using mild electric pulses. The intent is to return
a measure of vision—hence the name Second Sight to patients who have lost
their eyesight due to retinitis pigmentosa.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mddionline.com/article/2013-manufacturer-year-all-eyes-second-sight

Links:
Second Sight
http://2-sight.eu/en/home-en

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