Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 7:14pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finally greenlights Second Sights' bionic eye for implantation in patients.
bionic eye stories
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 7:17am
A couple of years ago we told you about the advances being made to create the first working bionic eye by 2013. Well it turns out that the research group behind the development are ahead of schedule, ushering us into the dawn of commercial biomechanics right now.
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 9:13am
Meet Tanya Marie Vlach. In 2005, she lost her left eyeball in a near death car accident. She's collecting funds to build a new HD-equipped prosthetic eyeball capable of augmented reality that'll let her "see" again. Basically, she's not afraid to embrace her inner 'borg fantasy.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 1:12pm
We write about plenty of implants and bionic eyes, but most of them are still in development or are years away. Not so with this sub-retinal chip out of Germany — it's already given sight back to three individuals who have been blind all their life.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 10:14am
After over a decade of work, a group of researchers at Bionic Vision Australia have created a prototype of a surgically inserted eye implant that could see real-world applications in as little as three years. To call it a "bionic...
Friday, March 6, 2009 - 10:27am
Filmmaker Rob Spence lost an eye as a child, and now he's created the next best thing: a camera that fits onto his prosthetic eye. At a media conference in Brussels, he showed the first version of "Project Eyeborg," consisting...
Friday, March 6, 2009 - 3:56am
A 73-year-old British gentleman named Ron may once again be able to discern light thanks to a bionic eye called the Argus II. For 30 years he's been completely blind, but the Argus — which consists of a camera and...
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 7:09am
Researchers at Stanford University may have just gotten us one step closer to creating a cyborg. They've developed a new kind of artificial cornea, one that's "showing promise" in animal studies and could eliminate the need for cornea transplants...
