This article may be directed at the wrong crowd since you’re reading this, which means you can see. Over at USC they’ve developed prosthetic retinas. There’s been about 6 participants who had them implanted and they can detect light as well as distinguish between objects like plates and cups in some cases. A huge step up from being blind.

The Argus II is the second generation of retinal prosthetics with 60 electrodes instead of the first generation’s 16. This second generation version is also a quarter of the size making the surgery simpler and providing faster recovery rates.

[Via DailyTech]