Second Sight Medical releases early feasibility data on Orion cortical implant

Second Sight Medical (NSDQ:EYES) today announced preliminary results from a small feasibility study of its Orion cortical implant, which is designed to give eyesight to the blind. Sylmar, Calif.-based Second Sight’s Orion is designed to connect the camera in a pair of eyeglasses with an implant that receives the camera signal and translates it to the visual cortex in the brain, bypassing the eye and the optic nerve entirely. The company’s Argus II device, which uses a retinal implant to receive the camera’s signal, is already on the U.S. market. Interim data from a five-year early feasibility study, presented today at the annual meeting of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies conference in Washington, D.C., involved five patients with bilateral blindness from any cause other than damage to the visual cortex. The primary safety outcome for the study is the rate of adverse events, with secondary outcomes including phosphene production, long-term device function, benefit to visual function and quality of life. The first subject was implanted  in January 2018. The study showed a significant improvement in the ability to locate a high-contrast target for three of five subjects at six months. Two of the five patients showed significantly better at determining the direction of motion of a high-contrast target. All five patients were rated by certified specialists as having improved functional vision and well-being. “Observation...
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