Experts hail ‘remarkable’ success of electronic implant in restoring sight
Sight of 84% of people with form of age-related macular degeneration restored after being fitted with device
An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incurable sight loss to see again, opening up a potential “new era” in tackling blindness.
Doctors who implanted the sim card-shaped prosthetic device say it has helped many of the 38 elderly patients in the trial regain their ability to read letters, numbers and words.
