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Retinal implants reach Switzerland

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    CQFD
  • 28 November 2014
  • Thomas Wolfensberger
    • CHUV
    • Biologie et de médecine, UNIL
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In October 2014, for the first time in Switzerland, an artificial retina was implanted in a blind patient. This implant was activated a month later. This technology, now approved in the country, is set for further development.

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