FDA Approves First Retinal Implant For Adults With Rare Genetic Eye Disease

FDA Approves First Retinal Implant For Adults With Rare Genetic Eye Disease

Posted on: April 9, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, the first implanted device to treat adult patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The device, which includes a small video camera, transmitter mounted on a pair of eyeglasses, video processing unit (VPU), and an implanted retinal prosthesis (artificial retina), replaces the […]

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