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Australian scientists implant world first surgically working bionic eye
In a step towards a future without blindness, scientists in Australia have implanted the world’s first fully working bionic eyeball. The eye isn’t perfect, but it’s given the recipient the ability to see and distinguish basic shapes.
Researchers from the government-funded consortium Bionic Vision Australia made the announcement in a statement yesterday; in it the implantee said she “didn’t know what to expect, but all of a sudden, I could see a little flash - it was amazing.” The team is hoping they can start to “build” shapes based on what she sees, eventually creating a bionic eye that works like its organic counterpart.
The prototype device is set up in a lab. Electrodes in the implant stimulate nerve cells, and in the controlled environment scientists can get feedback from the user on the “flashes of light.” That could help them adjust until the “flashes of light” reflect the actual environment enough to be helpful. It’s not full vision, but it’s an early step toward it.
The next stage, the scientists say, is incorporating an external camera into a device, and creating versions with more electrodes. With 98, a person could be able to see large objects; with 1,024, they could recognise faces and large print.
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