Artificial Retina Could Someday Help Restore Vision
From: Medical Design Technology - 11/12/2014

The loss of eyesight, often caused by retinal degeneration, is a
life-altering health issue for many people, especially as they age.

But a new development toward a prosthetic retina could help counter
conditions that result from problems with this crucial part of the eye.

The researchers combined semiconductor nanorods and carbon nanotubes to
create a wireless, light-sensitive, flexible film that could potentially act
in the place of a damaged retina. When they tested it with a chick retina
that normally doesn't respond to light, they found that the film absorbed
light and, in response, sparked neuronal activity.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/11/artificial-retina-could-someday-help-restore-vision
http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2014/11/artificial-retina-could-someday-help-restore-vision
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2014/acs-presspac-november-12-2014/artificial-retina-could-someday-help-restore-vision.html

Link:
Nanotubes May Restore Sight to Blind Retinas
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/12/nanotubes-may-restore-sight-blind-retinas