Archive for May 19th, 2012

Light-powered bionic eye invented to help restore sight

LikeA retinal implant – or bionic eye – which is powered by light has been invented by scientists at Stanford University in California.   Implants currently used in patients need to be powered by a battery. The new device, described in the journal Nature Photonics, uses a special pair of glasses to beam near infrared [...]

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