Second Sight
Second Sight develops, manufactures and markets implantable visual prosthetics
The recognized global leader in neuromodulation devices to treat blindness, the company leverages its 20 years of technology innovation to develop devices to treat the broadest population of sight-impaired individuals. Inspired by personal connections with a retinitis pigmentosa diagnosis, Second Sight has researched, designed and created the world’s first FDA and CE Mark approved device for providing artificial vision in people with late-stage RP.
Visit website: https://www.secondsight.com/
Details last updated 06-Dec-2019
Second Sight Creations
Second Sight News
Lights go off for people with obsolete Second Sight retinal implants
BBC - 17-Feb-2022
No promised upgrades, and no vision at all for some recipients
Read more...Restoring sight by sending signals directly to the brain
MIT Technology Review - 06-Feb-2020
Scientists still need to understand how long electrodes can last without degrading
Read more...You don’t even need to have eyes for this bionic eye to work
OneZero - 18-Nov-2019
Brain implant is composed of 60 electrodes which sit on the visual cortex
Read more...iBionics' Diamond Eye has 4x resolution of Argus II
The Globe and Mail - 22-Apr-2018
iBionics is working to improve the effectiveness of vision-restoring technology. Diamond Eye imp...
Read more...Blind Patients to Test Bionic Eye Brain Implants
MIT Technology Review - 18-Sep-2017
The company, Second Sight, is launching a clinical trial for a brain implant designed to restore...
Read more...Becoming Cyborg: 10 Amazing MedTech Inventions
Labiotech - 15-Dec-2015
Some of the best developments from 2015: Google contact lens with wireless chip and glucose sens...
Read more...
