Successful fabrication of biological eyes

This is an opportunity to help hundreds of millions of blind people in the world see the light.

Scientists from the United States and Hong Kong have successfully created biological eyes with sensors that simulate photosensitive cells of the human eye, which can be used to transplant for blind people.

Called EC-EYE (ElectroChemical EYE) , it consists of 3D artificial retinas and nanowires capable of simulating visual information transmitted to the human brain.

Biological eye with a function of simulating the human eye developed by American and Hong Kong scientists. (Photo: Daily Mail).

Over the years, the development of medicine has brought new breakthroughs, allowing the creation of vital human parts to replace if unfortunately lost, helping them to live a normal life.

However, the eyes are a different story because the way they communicate with the brain is quite special, not just created and implanted. Creating an organ that can communicate with the brain like the eye is a difficult task.

According to BGR, the biggest challenge the researchers overcame was integrating all the sensors in a half-spherical aluminum and tungsten film that simulated the human retina, measuring just over 2 centimeters in diameter.

The researchers are planning to implant biological eyes into animals and humans, the Daily Mail said. Of course everything is just the beginning, there are many things to improve before the widespread development of the biological eye in the next 5 years as planned.

If all goes well, the biological eye could restore vision to about 285 million people who are blind or partially blind.

Currently, the visibility of this biological eye is poor because its resolution is quite low, only the letters are visible and the more complex images are not sharp. However, the researchers claim that as technology advances, the resolution of image sensors is even higher than that of the human eye.

Not only for humans, biological eyes are also considered for implants for robots, serving specific purposes. According to the researchers, the development of artificial intelligence can help create super robots with outstanding strength and ability.