Science Corp., created by the former head of the neuro company, Ilon Mask Max Khodak, introduced the Science Eye implant. It is intended for the treatment of eye diseases that provoke blindness.
the implant is a LED film with a width of two millimeters, which is surgically installed over the retina outside. After installing the implant, the patient should wear special glasses with built -in cameras and processor. They convert the image into simple signals read by the optic nerve, but do not restore vision as such.
so that the device works, artificial protein is introduced into the patient’s eye – it makes the optic nerve cells more sensitive to the light.
So far, the device has been tested only on rabbits, but in the next two years the company plans to start testing in public. The operation itself takes two hours, but the company is working to reduce this time.
“We start with very limited groups of patients with serious unsatisfied needs,” said Max Khodak. According to him, in the future, the implant can be used not only to eliminate vision problems – the device will expand the capabilities of a person.