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MIT’s Eyeball Microchip designed to restore sight


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Researchers at MIT are working on a microchip, that is designed to restore the sight of a blind person, the chip adheres to the eye, and according to MIT they could begin human trials in as little as three years.

The microchip is encased in titanium and is designed to withstand the human body for up to 10 years, it is basically placed on the outside of the eyeball.

MIT's Eyeball Microchip designed to restore sight

MIT's Eyeball Microchip designed to restore sight

The microchip works with your existing eye lens, and light shines on the implanted electrodes, the information is then passed directly to your optic nerve.

Users of the chip will also need to ware a pair of glasses, which will transfer power to the microchip wirelessly, MIT have said that it wont restore sight to 100% initially but it would be enough for the user to navigate a room and even recognize peoples faces.

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  • Nikki Brown

    While I think this is a fascinating story and may turn out to be a wonderful scientific breakthrough for many who are blind or visually impaired, I would like to gently make one point. Many of us who are blind or “legally” blind have very well meaning friends who see news articles like this and come running to us gushing about how we will soon be able to “see” again. There is a lot of misunderstanding and misperception about blindness in our society and people need to understand that every eye condition is different. There will not be one miracle cure for all blindness. Also, people should realize that “vision” and “eyesight” are two different things. Many blind people function quite well without the use of eyesight and I know many people with perfect eyesight who truly have no vision. Just some things to think about.