Successfully assembled electronic eye circuits

After two decades of research, Oxford University doctors successfully implanted the electronic eye circuit into the back of the eye, helping two British patients with pigment retinitis to recognize the light.

3mm chip is implanted in the patient's eyeball - (Photo: Daily Mail)

Last month, Dr. Robert MacLanren, head of the surgeon team at Oxford, performed an electronic eye vein transplant operation for a male patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). After a few weeks of surgery, the electronic eye microchip is activated, allowing patients to see light and color.

The electronic eye circuit is about 3mm in size, placed behind the eye, below the retina. Then the microchip was activated to 'awaken' the patient's visibility.

Experts say this treatment will be optimistic hope for RP patients to find the light. David Head, RP patient charity president, commented: ' The results after the surgery exceeded our expectations. This technology will help patients RP to improve the quality of life ".

Currently, scientists are continuing to study the problem of helping patients see white objects on a dark background.