Monday 30 November 2009

Blind Man Fitted With 'Bionic' Eye Sees For First Time In 30 Years


A blind man who thought he would never be able to read again has had his vision partially restored after being fitted with a 'bionic' eye. Peter Lane, 51, is one of the first people in the world to have electronic receivers implanted into his eye which send signals mounted in a pair of glasses to the brain.

The technology has allowed Mr Lane, from Manchester, United Kingdom, to see the outline of objects, such as doorways and furniture, and to read letters through a series of dots of lights for the first time in almost 30 years.

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