Ophthalmology
Stanford implant restores reading vision for macular degeneration patients
A tiny wireless chip implanted in the eye, combined with smart glasses, has enabled many patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration to regain reading ability. In a clinical trial led by Stanford Medicine, 27 out of 32 participants achieved functional vision within a year. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, mark the first prosthetic device to provide form vision.