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For visually impaired people invented a new model of the implant.



US-Israeli company Ophthalmic VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies has created a tiny device that can help people with poor eyesight. Implantable Miniature Telescope - IMT is a 4 mm lens, writes gzt.ru. It is intended primarily for the elderly, because it is they are usually observed so-called macular degeneration.





IMT is composed of two lenses that project the enlarged image on the retina, central vision improves. Implanted devices must be only one eye, he will be responsible for central vision. Another kakim- not undergo any changes, it will be designed to provide peripheral vision. The brain will combine the signals from the received image and make a single picture. Though probably first person required to undergo special rehabilitation program to get used to this "separation" vision.







The invention VisionCare - not only ocular implant, created recently. Scientists from the University of Glasgow, for example, created an electronic implant, based on technology that is used in digital cameras. According to Dr. Keith Mathewson implant "fooling" the brain, causing it to believe that the retina, sending him signals that is in working condition. But while the British scientists were able to create a prototype with a resolution of only 100 pixels. "The resolution of about 500 pixels would allow people to navigate the streets and get to know the person," - said Mathewson.



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