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Friday, January 28, 2005

Artificial Vision Review and German Retinal Implant Updates 

The first issue of the British Journal of Medicine for 2005 includes a review of artificial vision research, 'Artificial means for restoring vision' (Hossain, P. and others, British Journal of Medicine, 1 January 2005, Volume 330, Number 7481, pages 30-33). The article is not freely available but the first 150 words may be read online.


IIP Technologies in Bonn, Germany have reported positive early results after testing the safety of retinal implants on twenty patients with RP. Nineteen of the German and Austrian participants reported seeing spots of light during the tests. Read more in 'Artificial retina brings light to the blind' (Macleans.CA, 21 January, 2005).

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