{"id":24168,"date":"2026-10-16T11:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=24168"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:30:54","slug":"this-implant-can-restore-sight-for-patients-with-macular-degeneration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=24168","title":{"rendered":"This implant can restore sight for patients with macular degeneration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects more than 5 million people around the world. And until now, no treatment could restore their vision. The Prima system, which was approved in Europe in July and is awaiting FDA clearance in the US, changes that. It combines a retinal implant with camera-\u00adequipped eyeglasses to improve sight in patients who develop a blind spot in the middle of their vision due to advanced AMD. After training sessions, more than 80% of recipients were able to read, do crosswords, and use their phones.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.technologyreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ND26-dl_mapped.png?w=840\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-1146408\" style=\"width:auto;height:300px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The retina processes light in three layers of cells: Photoreceptors<\/strong> convert light into electricity, <strong>bipolar cells<\/strong> process that signal, and <strong>ganglion cells<\/strong> transmit the signal to the optic nerve and the brain. Prima replaces the photoreceptors.<\/figcaption><p>BROWN BIRD DESIGN<\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed by the California-based Science Corporation, the system takes advantage of the fact that AMD doesn\u2019t damage all retinal circuitry; only photoreceptors\u2014the cells that convert light into an electrical signal\u2014die off. Prima\u2019s implant mimics those cells and transmits visual information directly to healthy eye circuitry and on to the brain. \u201cWe\u2019re leveraging all of the body\u2019s own natural functions to process and transmit the information,\u201d says Frank Brodie, an ophthalmologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and medical director for Prima.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.technologyreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ND26-dl_mapped1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1146409\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BROWN BIRD DESIGN<\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>#implant #restore #sight #patients #macular #degeneration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects more than 5 million people around the world. 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