New bionic eye for the totally blind
New Australian system bypasses the body’s visual mechanics entirely as images are plugged straight into the brain.
22 May 2012
Engineers in Australia have developed a technology they hope will allow totally blind people to see.
Unlike bionic-eye projects elsewhere, the Melbourne-based team’s system bypasses the body’s visual mechanics entirely.
Patients do not even need eyes as the images are plugged straight into the brain.
Andrew Thomas reports from Melbourne.
Source: Al Jazeera
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