Blind adults regain vision, read again as first-of-its-kind chip invented by Stanford scientist

Source: New York Post

A revolutionary eye implant invented by a Stanford University scientist is giving some blind adults the ability to read, recognize faces and even create artwork again. The tiny prosthetic implant, called the PRIMA retinal implant system, is smaller than a contact lens and has already helped dozens of patients in European clinical trials regain meaningful eyesight. 4 Sheila Irvine can read again with the help of the PRIMA retinal implant system.