University Hospitals Eye Institute to offer 'first bionic eye' retinal chip for blind

(University Hospitals Case Medical Center) University Hospitals Eye Institute will be one of the first medical centers in the United States to offer the Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System ("Argus II"). The Argus II is the first and only "bionic eye" to be approved in countries throughout the world, including the US. It is used to treat patients with late stage retinitis pigmentosa. Argus II was developed by Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., located near Los Angeles.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news