Age-related vision loss affects millions of people, and so far, there has been no way to reverse the damage.
California Neurotech Startup Science Corporation recently won European approval for a retinal implant designed to treat this condition.
The system combines an implant smaller than a grain of rice installed underneath the back of the eye with a pair of camera-mounted glasses that translate incoming visual information into near-infrared light.
While the field remains a long way from the vision of seamless two-way communication, this approval is growing evidence that the neurotech industry is starting to move out of the lab and into the real world.
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