Sheila Nirenberg: A prosthetic eye to treat blindness

About this film

At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TEDMED 2011, TED, Talks, medical research, medicine, science, technology, 2011

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