[gui-talk] artificial vision news

Thu Sep 24 13:41:36 UTC 2009

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Stimulating Sight: Retinal Implant
Could Help Restore Useful Level Of
Vision To Certain Groups Of Blind
People
ScienceDaily Sept. 23, 2009
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Scientists from MIT and other
organizations have developed a new
prototype of a less invasive retinal
prosthesis to be implanted behind
the retina to take over the function
of lost retinal cells by
electrically stimulating retinal
neurons. (Shawn Kelly) A camera
mounted on a pair of glasses sends
images to a microchip attached to
the...
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