A tiny brain implant helped a blind woman see letters again — Future Blink

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A tiny brain implant helped a blind woman see letters again — Future Blink
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Former teacher Berna Gómez has been blind for over 16 years. Now, using a visual prosthesis and a tiny brain implant, researchers were able to restore a partial form of sight by bypassing the eyes entirely.

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