The bionic eye allows blind patients to locate doorways, avoid obstacles and find items on table-tops.
"second generation" bionic eye has restored a "sense of sight" to a small group of totally blind Victorian patients.
Allen, also a vitreoretinal surgeon, said "patients showed significant improvement in their navigation, mobility and ability to detect objects". The trial provided "rapid improvements" for four patients with blindness, including Victorian woman Colleen.
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