James Gallagher
BBC News
May 14, 2012
A retinal implant – or bionic eye – which is powered by light has been invented by scientists at Stanford University in California.
Implants currently used in patients need to be powered by a battery.
The new device, described in the journal Nature Photonics, uses a special pair of glasses to beam near infrared light into the eye.
This powers the implant and sends the information which could help a patient see.
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If it is further developed, it will lead to 360* vision.