Artificial eyes give a ray of hope to blind

A doctor of Indian origin has developed an artificial eye for those suffering from damaged retina. This is an electronic devise set to prove a boon for people suffering from blindness.
"We have transplanted this artificial eye on 37 patients in Europe and the process for its approval is underway in the US," Dr Rajat Agarwal, one of the doctors who developed this artificial eye, told DNA.
"At present, the artificial eye costs around Rs45 lakh which is too high for the common man. So we are in talks with the Indian government for developing the device indigenously at a low price," said Agarwal.
Agarwal along with others developed this artificial eye or bionic eye as it is called at the Dogni Eye Institute, Los Angeles. It is also called as electronic retina chip.
"We have sent proposals to the government of India and have got positive response so far. We are in talks with department of Science and Technology and DRDO. The government has given its nod for the indigenous development of the device," Agarwal told DNA.
"This has got a camera fitted to it. The cost of that camera is around Rs10 lakh," he added.