Blind Man Sees Again After 33 Years, Thanks To Bionic Eye Implant [1]

Source: www.themindunleashed.org [2] | Original Post Date: October 16, 2014 –

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There’s a new invention that can restore sight even to those who have been blind for decades. Larry Hester [4] from North Carolina was one of the first patients to receive the new technology, which gave him a chance to see again, after 33 years of blindness.

Larry Hester lost his sight in his 30s, when he was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called retinitis pigmentosa. It involves degenerative retinal changes, which lead to the loss of peripheral vision and the so-called night blindness [5]. The disease is hereditary in 60% of cases...