This implant can restore sight for patients with macular degeneration
Original publisher: MIT Technology Review (www.technologyreview.com)
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More than 5 million people around the world have an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) called geographic atrophy, in which cells in the retinas die off. And until now, no treatment could restore their vision. The PRIMA system, which was approved in Europe in July and is awaiting FDA clearance in…
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