Biotechnology has become one of the fastest-growing areas of scientific research in the past 20 years, with new devices quickly going into clinical trials. We’ve seen successful bionic arms and legs, ...

The advent of bionic eye technology has revolutionized the way we perceive possibilities in medical science. With this technology, an astounding 95% of blind patients have regained some measure of ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) Blind for more than 20 years because of degenerative eye disease, a Georgia man now has a new look at life. It’s all thanks to the device doctors are calling the ...

LOS ANGELES — Robert Greenberg got tired of hearing from senior engineers that it wasn’t possible to build his product idea: a bionic eye that gives sight to the blind. “A lot of the folks straight ...

Forward-looking: A first-of-its-kind bionic chip, smaller than a grain of rice, has delivered remarkable results in early clinical trials by restoring functional vision to patients blinded by macular ...

The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, called a “bionic eye” by some, has become the first FDA-approved implanted device to improve vision loss due to advanced retinitis pigmentosa. The device uses a ...

Neuralink, the neurotechnology company co-founded by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, has joined a clinical trial aimed at restoring vision with full or partial blindness through visual prostheses, ...

For decades, treatments for macular degeneration have focused on slowing, not restoring vision loss. A new retinal implant is flipping that script, turning patients with geographic atrophy into ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - An East Texas man is hoping for a miracle in the new year and a chance to regain his sight after 20 years. Richard Molpus of Longview has optic atrophy, which robbed him of ...