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Blind Man Sees Again after 33 Years by Using ’Bionic Eye’

Blind Man Sees Again after 33 Years by Using ’Bionic Eye’
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A previously blind man from North Carolina has been granted the ability to digitally see once again through a new "bionic eye" which can transform light into images.

Blind Man Sees Again after 33 Years by Using ’Bionic Eye’
Larry Hester, 66, was blind for 33 years before scientists at Duke University, in North Carolina, switched on the device.

The bionic eye uses wireless technology, through which a sensor is implanted in the eye to pick up light signals sent from a camera mounted on special eyeglasses, Duke University said.
The mini video-camera in the glasses worn by the patient connects to a sensor which completely bypasses any damaged photoreceptors in the patient's brain.

Moreover, as the "eye" was switched on, Hester jumped from the shock initially, before his face broke into a persistent smile.

He had the "eye" implanted several weeks ago. However, his first lesson on how to use it began on Monday.

The treatment's success was described upon the granting of FDA approval on the department's website.

"Results of the clinical study showed that the System helped subjects: identify the location or movement of objects and people; recognize large letters, words, or sentences; and helped in other activities of daily life, such as detecting street curbs and walking on a sidewalk without stepping off," the FDA noted.

Hester will be receiving follow-up lessons on how to incorporate the device into his day-to-day life to the greatest effect, "learning to discern shapes and objects from the flashes generated by the device," Duke said in its statement.

Hester became only the seventh person in the US to have the eye.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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