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…n of the Orion is that it’s only useful for those who were born sighted and later lost their vision. In people who are born blind, the parts of the brain that are responsible for sight are not fully developed, and visual information cannot be effectively transmitted to the brain. A device that could help all people with blindness is still a long way off.
…g way to go before we understand what stimulating the brain will do in terms of vision,” he says. “If we developed a map of the brain that showed what exact parts generate what type of images or perceptions of the visual world, then we could start making models based on that.”
…f the brain. As a result, they can only perceive visual cues from their right-side field of vision. If the one array proves to be safe, eventually, Second Sight plans to implant one on both sides of the brain. Dorn says the company is also working on ways to improve the technology to enhance the resolution an…