Orion I (bionic eye)

2016: First bionic eye implantation

In November 2016, it became known about the first history bionic of eye implantation. Its developers argue that the technology can return sight with anyone. to blindness

We are talking about a system called Orion I, developed by Second Sight. The principle of operation is as follows: the camera built into the glasses captures the picture, sends it to a special computing device (a person carries it on himself), which wirelessly sends the processed information to the transmitter implanted in the skull. Special electrodes stimulate nerve cells in the visual area of the cerebral cortex, allowing a person deprived of vision to see.

Orion I System Operation Princes

It is rare that technological developments help achieve such great results, "says Second Sight Chairman Robert Greenberg. - Bypassing the optic nerve, Orion I transmits images directly to the visual area of ​ ​ the cerebral cortex. The technology will help restore vision, regardless of the cause of its loss: glaucoma, cancer, diabetic retinopathy or injury.

The world's first operation to implant Orion I in the brain was performed by surgeons from California. A 30-year-old woman agreed to the experiment, who for 7 years was in the darkness of complete blindness. Over 6 weeks of testing the technology, the patient developed just such visual images that were planned by the researchers.

During the experiment on stimulation of the visual area of ​ ​ the cerebral cortex, the patient did not develop any side effects. Amid this success, Second Sight plans to submit an application to the Food and Drug Administration as soon as possible to approve an initial clinical trial of the Orion I system^[1] to^[2]

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