World's first bionic eye to give millions the chance of seeing again: Chip bypasses the eyes and sends wireless signals directly to the brain
Woman, 30, saw coloured flashes, lines and spots after seven years blind
Stimulator chip was inserted into her brain and signals sent from computer
Now planning to send footage from tiny video camera to simulate an eye
If it works, even people who both their eyes could have vision restored
By Ben Spencer Medical Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Published: 17:36 EST, 30 October 2016 | Updated: 20:22 EST, 30 October 2016
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Scientists are on the brink of restoring sight to the blind by sending moving images directly to the brain.
In a world-first, surgeons have implanted a visual stimulator chip in the brain of a 30-year-old woman.
The patient, who has been totally blind for seven years, saw coloured flashes, lines and spots when signals were sent to her brain from a computer.
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