A start-up company in Alameda, California called Science has designed a visual prosthesis called the Science Eye that could restore vision in people with retinitis pigmentosa, according to a recent report.
In a new study, inserting the XEN-45 implant in patients with uncontrolled uveititc glaucoma prevented conventional glaucoma surgery in 83.3% of patients.
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19 January 2021, 11:15 am EST By
A new and promising corneal implant has made the life of a 78-year-old legally blind man better after the success of the surgery.
(Photo : Screengrab from CorNeat Vision) The video published by the company shows the procedure.
Blind Man Sees Again
According to local news outlet, Israel Hayom, the KPro synthetic cornea is made by the Israeli startup company CorNeat and is the first-ever implant that can be directly integrated into the eye wall without donor tissue, quickly replacing damaged corneas that can cause severe vision issues.
Based on the report, the old man was the inaugural patient for the implant, with the procedure spearheaded by Professor Irit Bahar, the head of the Opthalmology Department at the Rabin Medical Center, which is formerly known as the Beilinson Hotel, located in the city of Petah Tikva in Israel.