Elon Musk’s Neuralink is working on a product called Blindsight that can restore vision: story in 5 points

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has once again made headlines and for all the right reasons. The brain-chip startup Musk co-founded in 2016, has recently received a special clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Blindsight. This experimental device is designed to restore vision, even for those who have lost both eyes or their optic nerve.
Sharing the news, Musk wrote in his tweet, “The Blindsight device from Neuralink will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to seeâ€æ. Provided the visual cortex is intact, it will even enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time.
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