BBC reports: Implanted chip enables blind people to detect objects

[rinselberg]

A man with an inherited form of blindness has been able to identify letters and a clock face using a pioneering implant, researchers say.

Miikka Terho, 46, from Finland, was fitted with an experimental chip behind his retina in Germany. Success was also reported in other patients.

The chip allows a patient to detect objects with their eyes, unlike a rival approach that uses an external camera.

For the complete BBC report:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11670044

[Chris Ryser]

Congratulations Rinselberg.............................

You done it again with the latest news.

[Fezz]

Awesome as usual Rinsie!

This is truly amazing!

I hope we see {no pun intended} the end of blindness in our lifetime!