Published On: Jun 25, 2013
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Professor Dov Weinberger, who is behind the invention said: that the chip actually imitates the way the retina functions.
Profesor Dov Weinberger, koji je zaslužan za otkriće kaže: ovaj "chip" imitira način na koji retina funkcionira
This tiny chip is the Israeli invention that may give hope to millions of people with sight impairment around the world who lost their sight due to diseases which led to retinal degeneration.The innovative chip is surgically implanted into the eye where it takes over the job of the faulty retina, transferring data from the eye to the brain. Dr Weinberger said that many blind people are interested in the being first to test the breakthrough device. The Israeli company developing the chip is called Nano-retina. They are expected to begin clinical trials soon.
Taj mali čip je izraelsko otkriće koje može dati nadu milijunima ljudi u svijetu koji imaju poteškoće s vidom i koji su izgubili vid zbog bolesti koja dovodi do degeneracije retine. Taj novo otkriveni čip se kirurški implantira u oko gdje preuzima ulogu oštećene retine i prenosi podatke iz retine u mozak. Dr. Weinberger kaže da je mnogo slijepih ljudi zainteresirano da budu prvi koji će testirani ovu metodu ("napravu"). Izraelska kompanija koja je razvila čip zove se Nano-retina, i vjeruje da će uskoro početi klinička ispitivanja.
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Dr Wineberger says those who lost their sight have nothing to lose, but everything to gain, by participating in the trials. Nano Retina has an American competitor whose product is already on the market, and has performed several implants. But the Israelis are not worried about competition. Raanan Gefen, Nano Retina’s CEO said the American implant offers rudimentary sight at roughly 50 pixels, while the Israeli version is much sharper, ten times sharper to be exact.