British Doctors have brought a ray of hope for the millions of blind people throughout the world. They have been successful in implanting the artificial “bionic eye” to two people suffering from total blindness. They are now making efforts to make the ‘eye’ capable of sensing the difference between light and darkness.
A Ray of Hope: Doctors from Moorefield’s Eye Hospital carried out the experimental operation in April 2008, in which they successfully fixed Bionic eyes to two blind people. This operation was a part of an international research and development program. Under this, at least 15 people from five countries will be operated upon and fixed with bionic eyes that will lead the path to develop this technology to help fight with blindness. The mission of this program is to make people who suffer from total sightlessness capable of distinguishing between light and darkness. This initial achievement filled the doctors with more enthusiasm that compelled them to say that if this experiment proves to be a success, it will be a great victory against blindness.
That’s how the technology works: The identities of the two people operated in Moorefield’s Eye Hospital have been kept secret. Both have been provided spectacles that are fitted with cameras and transmitters. And through these devices, messages are transmitted to a very thin electronic receiver that is implanted at the rear portion of the eye. This receiver is attached to the retina of the eyes. The images by the camera and the messages picked up by the receiver stimulate healthy tissues of the retina. A final message is sent to the brain via optic nerves. Doctor Lindon Da Cruz, who conducted the operation, told that the operation was successful, but the bionic eye is yet to be tested. He said if the eye works, then it will prove to be a ray of hope for people suffering from blindness due to any reason. This technology, named Argus II, has been developed by experts from the United States. The experts are now focusing to reduce the size of camera to an extent that it fits in the pupil of the eye.
A Ray of Hope: Doctors from Moorefield’s Eye Hospital carried out the experimental operation in April 2008, in which they successfully fixed Bionic eyes to two blind people. This operation was a part of an international research and development program. Under this, at least 15 people from five countries will be operated upon and fixed with bionic eyes that will lead the path to develop this technology to help fight with blindness. The mission of this program is to make people who suffer from total sightlessness capable of distinguishing between light and darkness. This initial achievement filled the doctors with more enthusiasm that compelled them to say that if this experiment proves to be a success, it will be a great victory against blindness.
That’s how the technology works: The identities of the two people operated in Moorefield’s Eye Hospital have been kept secret. Both have been provided spectacles that are fitted with cameras and transmitters. And through these devices, messages are transmitted to a very thin electronic receiver that is implanted at the rear portion of the eye. This receiver is attached to the retina of the eyes. The images by the camera and the messages picked up by the receiver stimulate healthy tissues of the retina. A final message is sent to the brain via optic nerves. Doctor Lindon Da Cruz, who conducted the operation, told that the operation was successful, but the bionic eye is yet to be tested. He said if the eye works, then it will prove to be a ray of hope for people suffering from blindness due to any reason. This technology, named Argus II, has been developed by experts from the United States. The experts are now focusing to reduce the size of camera to an extent that it fits in the pupil of the eye.
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