| Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Two blind men can see again for the first time in more than two decades after an implant of a 3mm 'bionic eye' microchip. Doctors believe in time Chris James will be able to recognize faces, once his brain learns to see again. Chris, from Wiltshire, said: 'I've always had that thought that one day I would be able to see again.' Surgeons in Oxford, led by Professor Robert MacLaren, fitted the chip at the back of Chris' eye in a complex eight-hour operation last month. Chris was one of two British patients to receive the electronic microchips - and both were regaining 'useful vision' just weeks after undergoing surgery. Robin Millar, 60, from London, is one of the patients who has been fitted with the chip along with 1500 electrodes, which are implanted below the retina. The music producer said: 'Since switching on the device I am able to detect light and distinguish the outlines of certain objects which is an encouraging sign. 'I have even dreamt in very vivid colour for the first time in 25 years so a part of my brain which had gone to sleep has woken up! 'I feel this is incredibly promising for future research and I'm happy to be contributing to this legacy.' |
