Scientists Test Brain Implant That Could Help Blind People See

Newsweek · Jasmine Laws · 2026-11-05 16:05 UTC

Surgeons have implanted a brain device in a third blind patient, bringing artificial vision one step closer to reality.

Surgeons have carried out the third successful brain implantation of a device that is able to provide artificial vision for patients with total blindness.

Rush University Medical Center announced on October 29 the success of the third implantation of a device called intracortical visual prothesis (ICVP), which is a wireless device that connects to the brain and provides a kind of vision to people who have lost their sight due to eye disease or injury.

The ICVP was developed at the Illinois Institute of Technology and is almost thirty years in the making. The institute received a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Brain Initiative to conduct a study on the technology's feasibility.

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