Blind patient reads words stimulated directly onto the retina

Researchers have projected braille patterns directly into a blind patient’s retina, allowing him to read four-letter words accurately and quickly with an ocular neuroprosthetic device. The device, Second Sight‘s Argus II, has been implanted in over 50 patients, many of who can now see color, movement and objects. It uses a small camera mounted on … Continue reading Blind patient reads words stimulated directly onto the retina