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Recipients of bionic eyes from Second Sight are starting to go blind after the company behind the technology stopped supporting their products.

Prosthetics and Devices

Bionic Eye Patients Are Going Blind Again After Manufacturer Decides They’re Obsolete

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of researchers from Monash University in Melbourne is preparing to implant a bionic eye as part of the world's first human clinical trials.

Prosthetics and Devices

Doctors Are Preparing to Implant the World’s First Human Bionic Eye

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers claim they have created a proof-of-concept bionic eye that holds the potential to surpass the sensitivity of the human eye.

Robots and Machines

This Bionic Eye Is Better Than a Real One, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

Using a bionic eye developed by Spanish neuroengineer Eduardo Fernandez, a blind woman was able to see for the first time in 16 years.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Plugged a Bionic Eye Directly Into This Woman’s Brain

By Kristin Houser

A blind man who went through brain surgery to get outfitted with a new bionic eye says he can see some things for the first time in years.

RX and Medicine

A Man’s New Bionic Eye Lets Him See After an Accident Blinded Him

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from the University of Minnesota created a bionic eye prototype that marks an important step forward toward the creation of usable devices.

Prosthetics and Devices

This Experimental Bionic Eye Could Help The Blind See

By Kristin Houser

Bionic Eyes Are Coming, and They’ll Make Us Superhuman

From Quarks to Quasars

Bionic Eyes Are Coming, and They’ll Make Us Superhuman

By Jess Vilvestre

Australian Scientists Will Soon Begin Trials for a Fully Implantable Bionic Eye

Science & Energy

Australian Scientists Will Soon Begin Trials for a Fully Implantable Bionic Eye

By June Javelosa

Bionic Contacts: Goodbye Glasses. Hello Vision That’s 3x Better Than 20/20

Science & Energy

Bionic Contacts: Goodbye Glasses. Hello Vision That’s 3x Better Than 20/20

By Jolene Creighton