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Futuristic eye implant bypasses cornea to beam images straight to retina | A tiny new implant may mean waiting for donor corneas to restore vision will soon be a thing of the past
A tiny implant that beams images straight to the retina, bypassing a damaged cornea altogether, could give sight back to millions living with corneal blindness – no donor tissue required. Human trials may be underway in as little as two years.
A tiny implant that beams images straight to the retina, bypassing a damaged cornea altogether, could give sight back to millions living with corneal blindness – no donor tissue required. “With over 12 million people awaiting corneal transplants, we see this as the beginning of a new era, where advanced optics and computation can bridge longstanding gaps in vision care,” said Xpanceo founder, Dr Valentyn Volkov. If successful, the device could offer new independence to millions of people who are effectively shut out of donor-based sight-restoration solutions, bringing an engineered alternative to one of the world’s most common causes of blindness.
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