It’s finally happened. The world is finally coming closer to helping the blind see.
An it’s all thanks to modern technology and bionic eyes. The eyes are not fully regulated by the FDA but scientists estimate they will be soon.
So how do they work?
Well basically the bionic eyes consists of 60 electrodes that are placed in the retina and a mini camera is then fitted into a pair of glasses. The eyes are only beneficial to those who suffer from retinitis pigmentosa which is a genetic disease where the retinas and photoreceptors degenerate. This disease affects nearly 100, 000 people in the U.S. alone.
In a clinical study of 30 completely blind people ages 28-77 everyone saw benefits from the bionic eyes, though it varied how much person to person. In some cases it improved only a little and in others they received amazing results allowing, the once completely blind person, to be able to read the news paper and a rare few were able to see in color!!!!
I can only hope that as technology in the healthcare field continues to advance that all diseases and sicknesses will be a thing of the past.
Tech Talk with Battyeyes 