Scientists have created a vision-restoring implant

Scientists have invented a subretinal photoelectric implant to restore vision. This was reported on October 20 in a study published in the scientific journal The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

We are talking about the microchip system for photovoltaic retinal implants (PRIMA), which is a subretinal photovoltaic implant and glasses. In turn, the glasses project near-infrared light onto the implant in order to restore vision in areas of central retinal atrophy, according to the description of the study.

More than 5 million people worldwide suffer from irreversible blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Scientists noted the inability to cure such patients due to the lack of necessary treatment methods to restore vision, and therefore it was decided to study this problem.

During the study, 32 participants underwent a 12-month follow-up using the PRIMA system. It was found that 80% of the subjects showed a clinically significant improvement after a year. In addition, serious undesirable consequences were also recorded, which were soon eliminated.

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In May, Chinese scientists created a robot for implanting brain implants. It was noted that specialists from the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a flexible robot called CyberSense. The device is designed for the precise implantation of ultrathin microelectrodes into the brain and represents a technological breakthrough in the field of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). It is noted that the robot acts with high precision, carefully inserting the thinnest electrodes into the brain tissue of animals. This minimizes the traumatic nature of the procedure and opens up new opportunities for neuroscience research.

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