An experimental device is helping a handful of volunteers see. The device, called Orion, captures images and transforms them into dots of light the patients can see. Patients can see images in various shapes: a circle, oval, or a moving line, according to Dr. Nader Pouratian, the lead researcher for the Orion. CBS News has more details:
Here's how it works. Using a camera attached to a pair of sunglasses, Orion captures images a person would see and then sends the data through a handheld device to an implant that's been surgically inserted into the visual part of the brain. The implant then turns those images into dots of light the patient can see.
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