Thursday, 29 November 2012

Blind patient reads words stimulated directly onto the retina

Blind patient reads words stimulated directly onto the retina: Sylmar CA (SPX) Nov 29, 2012



For the very first time researchers have streamed 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, the 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 a pair of glasses,