Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMAGE)

Virginia Commonwealth University

Implantable Miniature Telescope

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Smaller than a pea, the telescope implant uses wide-angle micro-optics to improve vision for patients with End-Stage AMD, the most advanced form of macular degeneration.

Credit

The Implantable Miniature Telescope (By Dr. Isaac Lipshitz) is a product of VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc.

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