Bionic vision system restores sight in AMD trials / Il sistema di visione bionica ripristina la vista nelle prove AMD Segnalato dal Dott. Giuseppe Cotellessa / Reported by Dr. Giuseppe Cotellessa Pixium Vision’s Prima concept Five people suffering from age-related macular degeneration have been able to read letters again, following a successful feasibility study of a bionic vision system. The Prima system, being developed by Paris-based Pixium Vision, was trialed on five patients in France, all of whom had advanced dry Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The system, which is designed to restore sight in patients blinded by retinal dystrophies such as AMD, consists of a miniaturized, wireless sub-retinal implant, and augmented reality glasses, according to Guillaume Buc, chief technology officer at Pixium Vision. “We target diseases where the photoreceptors, the part of the retina which receives light and converts it into an initial signal for th