First 'Bionic Eye' Retinal Prosthesis Implanted
From: Wireless Design & Development - 01/30/2014

Kellogg retina surgeons implant Argus II Retinal Prosthesis, or "bionic eye,"
for two patients with end-stage retinitis pigmentosa

Retina surgeons at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center have
performed the first - and second - surgeries in the United States to implant
an artificial retina, or "bionic eye," since the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration approved the device last year. Thiran Jayasundera, MD, and
David N. Zacks, MD, PhD, performed the surgeries for patients with retinitis
pigmentosa (RP), a degenerative and blinding eye disease. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2014/01/first-bionic-eye-retinal-prosthesis-implanted

Links:
First Retinal Prosthesis Implanted Since FDA Approval 
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/01/first-retinal-prosthesis-implanted-fda-approval

Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System
http://www.kellogg.umich.edu/argusii/index.html

Photos
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2014/01/photos-day-surgeons-implant-first-bionic-eye
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/01/photos-day-first-argus-bionic-eye-implanted

Surgeons implant 1st bionic eye since FDA approval (video 2:43)
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/01/photos-day-first-argus-bionic-eye-implanted

Related:
Retina Implant Instantly Turns Text into Braille
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2012/11/retina-implant-instantly-turns-text-braille?cmpid=related_content