Critics say the risks associated with implanting electrodes directly onto the visual cortex make it not worth it.

Scientists let blind "see" with next-gen bionic glasses

Seeing Again

Researchers are working on the next generation of bionic glasses that could give the blind back much more of their vision in the future.

Scientists Let Blind “See” With Next-Gen Bionic Glasses

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/new-technologies-promise-sharper-artificial-vision-blind-people">New technologies promise sharper artificial vision for blind people</a> [Science]

More on optical implants: <a href="https://futurism.com/wired-camera-directly-brains-blind-people">Neural Implant Sends Camera Feed Into Blind People’s Brains</a>

Devices

A new device is giving patients the ability to recognize objects on a table and read letters on a screen.

The cells were grown on a hydrogel film that is thinner than a human hair.

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