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New Delhi, Oct 21: In a major leap for vision restoration, a wireless retinal implant has shown remarkable success in helping patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) regain central vision, according to clinical trial results published on Monday. The study, conducted by researchers from University College London, Stanford Medicine, and the University of Pittsburgh, found that 27 out of 32 participants were able to read again just one year after receiving the implant.

The device, known as PRIMA, is the first of its kind to restore functional sight in individuals suffering from geographic atrophy (GA), the advanced stage of AMD that currently has no cure and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in older adults, affecting

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