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Retinal chip gives sight to the blind

Revolutionary surgery has helped three blind patients to see again, following the implantation of an artificial retina in an operation which brings hope to thousands of people who have lost their sight.

12 Nov 2010

(Image: Exordium, via Wikimedia Commons)

(Image: Exordium, via Wikimedia Commons)

The two men and a woman could distinguish shapes and objects days after the experimental treatment which involved placing an electronic chip at the back of the eye.

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