With Electrodes Implanted In The Retina, Blind Patient Can Read

The patient didn't touch a thing, but could read Braille letters downloaded into his brain. A new eye prosthetic can download electrical data right into a blind person’s retina, bypassing a camera and placing digital information right onto the nerve cells. A blind patient who used the device could read Braille patterns in less than a second, according to Swiss researchers. The study used an ocular prosthetic called the Argus II, which is approved for commercial use in Europe and has been ...