Bionic vision system successfully implanted in humans

A patient with atrophic dry AMD and severe vision loss has regained central visual perception after receiving Prima, a vision restoration system by Pixium Vision.

https://www.aao.org/headline/first-successful-implantation-of-bionic-vision-sys

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