Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of vision loss for those over age 50, but a recently published medical trial has given patients the ability to read using a retinal implant and a pair of specially designed camera glasses. The research is headed by a team from multiple countries and insitutions, including a biomedical engineer inspired by his photographer grandfather’s vision loss.
Researchers from Science Corporation and Stanford University have developed an artificial retina and a pair of camera glasses that has improved vision enough to read again in 27 out of 32 patients. The research was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on October 20.
