Eye
Researchers at MIT and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
are striving to develop an eye implant that could restore
vision to patients suffering from retinal disease, including
macular degeneration, an age-related condition that is the
leading cause of blindness. As currently designed, the retinal
implant will have two silicon microchips. One will provide
solar power and process an image of the patient's surroundings
taken by a tiny camera mounted on glasses worn by the patient.
The other will decode picture information and send electric
pulses to the retina's ganglion cells, which forward visual
signals to the brain.
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