--- title: "Bionic eyes: outdated tech leaves patients in the dark" description: "Blind people can now see the colorful world with artificial human-made eyes with the latest technology known as 'Biotic Eyes' is now assumed to be obs" author: "Sanjay Goenka" published: 2022-02-17 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1427/bionic-eyes-outdated-tech-leaves-patients-in-the-dark category: "technology" tags: ["technology", "internet", "technology news", "technology can transform"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Bionic eyes: outdated tech leaves patients in the dark #### Bionic Eyes are called Outdated Technology and patients who have retinal implants that are dependent on are now obsolete. Second Sight Company used to made bionic eyes has **stopped making its Argus II bionic eyes** several [years ago](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81912/humans-lived-in-america-more-than-30000-years-ago) and now focusing on brain implantation. As per the IEEE spectrum, it is now hoping to merge with a **biopharmaceutical firm** that is not used to make the implant. #### Highlights > - Second Sight’s Website is developing [technology](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13005/the-functional-aspects-of-laser-technology) to enhance the lives of blinds. > > - Technology is not cheap, it cost about $150,000 excluding surgery and post-surgery training. > > - Many patient and technology users are not happy with Second Sight technology. #### Read More: [New 'Air Taxis' could take you into the sky without a pilot](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1335/new-air-taxis-could-take-you-into-the-sky-without-a-pilot) ![Bionic eyes: outdated tech leaves patients in the dark](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/641521/e1821203-04fa-4439-a978-3ddb15ec454d/images/15d98263-ad9a-49f2-9e2a-2f26f8131747.jpeg)\ **Bionic eyes technology is obsolete now** and many stories are witnessing the technology is leaving the users in dark. **[As per the IEEE Spectrum,](https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete)** a merger will happen with a biopharmaceutical firm that does not make implants. Second Sight is a company that used to make such Bionic technology eyes and as per the website its **Argus II** offers life-changing [benefits](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/75377/surprising-benefits-of-learning-to-code) for those with sight impairments and also includes “Enjoying mobility and independence.” **Adam Mendelsohn** is the chief [executive](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62171/who-among-the-following-has-been-appointed-as-the-executive-director-of-rbi) of **Nano Precision Medical** is a company with which Second Sight has a plan to merge, stated as “I do intend to make this one our priorities if and when I assume my [leadership](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39297/who-has-been-honored-with-the-2018-ibrahim-prize-for-achievement-in-african-leadership) position in the combined company,” Mendelsohn said while answering to BBC. Second Sight Company stopped developing such bionic eyes, said “our mission is to develop **neuro-stimulation technology** to enhance the lives of blind individuals while supporting our current users,” it stated. It also told the company is now [planning](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32060/who-is-the-chairman-of-planning-commissison) to implant brain and hence **discontinued developing bionic eyes**. The company develop a technology that is said to give an enhancement for the patients with blind eyes, the technology is not cheap and hence mediocre people can’t afford it. It has taken a decade to develop the technology and is not cheap, **it charges around $150,000 excluding surgery and post-surgery training.** Patients who have used the technology are not satisfied with the technology and hence they are making it a huge concern for others. **One, Ross Doerr told** the company Second Sight failed to connect with its patients after its [financial](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13120/an-expert-financial-advice-will-improve-your-finances) difficulty in 2020. He further stated, “those of us with the implant are figuratively and literally in the dark.” Jeroen Perk, a Second Sight user said he had problems when his VPU system broke in November 2020, **“I had no vision, no Argus, and no support from Second Sight,”** he said such to the publication. #### Read More: [Neuralink, Elon Musk's trials to Link Human Brain to Computer Killed 15 Monkeys Out of 23](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1406/neuralink-elon-musk-s-trials-to-link-human-brain-to-computer-killed-15-monkeys-out-of-23) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1427/bionic-eyes-outdated-tech-leaves-patients-in-the-dark Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.