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University of Rochester Doctors Give Patient Sight - NYSERNet

Written by Christy Rohmer | Nov 16, 2017 5:00:00 AM

Doctors Mina Chung and Ajay Kuriyan of the University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute have implanted a bionic eye in 71-year-old Khaleda Rahman. The device contains electrodes that pair with glasses that have light and motion-capturing technology, creating visual pathways. Born into a family with a hereditary eye disease known as Retinitis Pigmentosis, Rahman began losing her vision during her childhood. This advancement is a first in the state of New York and uses NYSERNet’s R&E network.

Read more at: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5166/ur-medicine-uses-bionic-eye-to-restore-some-vision-to-blind-syracuse-woman.aspx