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Implant to help beat age blindness
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People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: An image created by the PRIMA system (right) compared to the standard image taken by the linked camra (left)
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
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People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: A pair of glasses with the the PRIMA system device attached
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DUKAS_190228248_FER
Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
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People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: An image created by the PRIMA system (right) compared to the standard image taken by the linked camra (left)
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: A pair of glasses with the the PRIMA system device attached
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DUKAS_190228246_FER
Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: A pair of glasses with the the PRIMA system device attached
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: A pair of glasses with the the PRIMA system device attached
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: An image created by the PRIMA system (right) compared to the standard image taken by the linked camra (left)
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: A pair of glasses with the the PRIMA system device attached
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: A pair of glasses with the the PRIMA system device attached
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DUKAS_190228241_FER
Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: An image created by the PRIMA system (right) compared to the standard image taken by the linked camra (left)
Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS) -
DUKAS_190228240_FER
Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: A pair of glasses with the the PRIMA system device attached
Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS) -
DUKAS_190228239_FER
Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: A pair of glasses with the the PRIMA system device attached
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS The PRIMA eye implant being inserted into a patient.
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
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Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: A pair of glasses with the the PRIMA system device attached
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: Diagram of the PRIMA eye implant being inserted at the back of the retina.
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DUKAS_190228235_FER
Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: A pair of glasses with the the PRIMA system device attached
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DUKAS_190228234_FER
Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: Making a PRIMA eye implant in the lab.
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: The PRIMA system eye implant
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Implant to help beat age blindness
Ferrari Press Agency
Blind 1
Ref 17227
21/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Science
People with age-related blindness could soon be seeing the world more clearly again — with an eye implant made up of tiny solar cells.
The PRIMA system can restore the central vision in people affected by geographic atrophy, which is a late stage of age-related macular degeneration.
It causes the gradual loss of photoreceptor cells leading to central blindness while leaving peripheral vision mostly intact.
The PRIMA combines , by US startup Science, a small eye implant with external glasses that transmit light and data to the device using embedded solar cells that convert light into electrical signals.
The implant is 2mm square and only 30 micrometers thick.
It contains microscopic electrodes and is surgically placed under the back of the eyeball called the retina where natural photoreceptors have been lost.
The system operates with a pair of glasses.
The glasses capture visual scenes through a small camera mounted at the front, and the images are processed and converted into near-infrared light signals, which are projected onto the implant through the eye’s pupil.
The implant absorbs this infrared light and transforms it into electrical impulses.
These impulses stimulate the remaining retinal cells, which then send signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
The result is the perception of shapes, letters, and objects in the central visual field, restoring the sight of the blind people affected by geographic atrophy.
OPS: The condition of geographic atrophy blanks out the centre of the eye's vision
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NEWS - Wüste Szenen mit betrunkenen Jugendlichen an der "Freshers Week" in Brighton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Joel Goodman/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (9083027n)
Police detain , handcuff , bind the legs and put a hood over the head of a man outside a branch of Subway , before carrying him in to the back of a police van , after a fight in Steine Gardens in the Kemptown area of the city
Freshers Week night out, Brighton, UK - 26 Sep 2017
Revellers at the end of a night out in Brighton during Freshers week , when university students traditionally enjoy the bars and clubs during their first nights out in a new city .
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NEWS - Wüste Szenen mit betrunkenen Jugendlichen an der "Freshers Week" in Brighton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Joel Goodman/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (9083027i)
Police detain , handcuff , bind the legs and put a hood over the head of a man outside a branch of Subway , after a fight in Steine Gardens in the Kemptown area of the city
Freshers Week night out, Brighton, UK - 26 Sep 2017
Revellers at the end of a night out in Brighton during Freshers week , when university students traditionally enjoy the bars and clubs during their first nights out in a new city .
(c) Dukas -
DUK10073064_012
NEWS - Wüste Szenen mit betrunkenen Jugendlichen an der "Freshers Week" in Brighton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Joel Goodman/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (9083027j)
Police detain , handcuff , bind the legs and put a hood over the head of a man outside a branch of Subway , after a fight in Steine Gardens in the Kemptown area of the city
Freshers Week night out, Brighton, UK - 26 Sep 2017
Revellers at the end of a night out in Brighton during Freshers week , when university students traditionally enjoy the bars and clubs during their first nights out in a new city .
(c) Dukas -
DUK10073064_011
NEWS - Wüste Szenen mit betrunkenen Jugendlichen an der "Freshers Week" in Brighton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Joel Goodman/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (9083027l)
Police detain , handcuff , bind the legs and put a hood over the head of a man outside a branch of Subway , after a fight in Steine Gardens in the Kemptown area of the city
Freshers Week night out, Brighton, UK - 26 Sep 2017
Revellers at the end of a night out in Brighton during Freshers week , when university students traditionally enjoy the bars and clubs during their first nights out in a new city .
(c) Dukas