Monday, July 20, 2009

Pingie: HTTP:: Tiny Microscope in the Eye to Benefit Poor Sighted People

HTTP:: Tiny Microscope in the Eye to Benefit Poor Sighted People
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People who have a very poor sight and are unable to detect details at even close ranges could soon benefit from a new implant, able to restore at least some of their sight. The pea-sized implant is destined specifically for individuals with a certain form of macular degeneration, in which the retina is severely affected. The patients who were implanted with the technology have been able to read books, watch TV, and make out the faces of the loved ones with little effort afterwards. Experts behind the tiny telescope say that it is implanted instead of the natural lens of the eye, and that it extends the image coming through so that the light falls not only at the center of the retina â€" which in macular degeneration is heavily affected and unable to process the data â€", but on healthy tissue around the affected areas as well. This ensures that at least a fraction of the light entering the eye actually gets processed in the visual cortex, and this amount is far larger than!
without the telescope, using only the eye's original lens. The implant is made by Saratoga, California-based VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies. The company received this March an unanimous approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), so as to pursue the development and implementation of the new prosthet...
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tiny-Microscope-in-the-Eye-to-Benefit-Poor-Sighted-People-117074.shtml

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