A tiny chip implanted into the eyes of people suffering vision loss from irreversible age-related macular degeneration has restored central sight in a dazzling first. It’s called the PRIMA system, tested across 17 European hospitals, and it restored central vision in 26 of 32 patients who used it for 12 months – many of whom could even read again. The …
Read More »Vision Restored Using Prosthetic Retinal Implant The New York Times Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again BBC Blindness cured with ‘revolutionary’ bionic chip The Telegraph Experts hail ‘remarkable’ success of electronic implant in restoring sight The Guardian This retina implant lets people with vision loss do a crossword puzzle MIT Technology Review Source link
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Tom Cruise is always in Glen Powell‘s corner. After Powell booked the role of Chad Powers in his upcoming Hulu show of the same name and realized how crucial it was to get the prosthetic makeup right, he says his first instinct was to call up his pal Cruise. In the six-episode series, based on Eli Manning’s ESPN spoof video, …
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17 Actors Who Wore Prosthetic Boobs, Penises, And More 1. Rob Benedict wore a prosthetic penis in Season 4 of The Boys when he played multiple nude clones of himself at the same time. “Because it’s a seven-day shoot, that fight scene, and he’s every other person in that fight, that’s a lot of time to be naked,” explained series …
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