An artificial retinal implant have been developed by scientists that can restore lost vision in rats and are soon planning to do a trial on humans soon and if successful, this implant could restore vision to millions of people around the globe. Light is converted into an electrical signal to stimulate the retinal neurons and can be used to correct retinal degeneration including retinitis pigmentosa among others. One of the researchers, opthalmologist Grazia Pertile says, “We hope to replicate in humans the excellent results obtained in animal models,” and she further added that, “We plan to carry out the first human trials in the second half of this year and gather preliminary results during 2018. This could be a turning point in the treatment of extremely debilitating retinal diseases.”
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