Implantable Telescope Enables Bionic Eye Enhancements

FDA approval was just announced for the world's first implantable telescope. Look for implants that not only cure blindness but which also enhance normal vision beyond 20/20 within five years. R.C.J.


Here is what the invetors say about their own work: VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced visual prosthetic devices, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz) to improve vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD). VisionCare’s first-of-kind telescope implant is integral to a new patient care program, CentraSight, for treating patients with end-stage macular degeneration - the most advanced form of AMD in the U.S. and the leading cause of blindness in older Americans...
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