Visioncare Ophthalmic Technologies Telescope Implant

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Macular degeneration, which kills the photoreceptors at the center of the retina, robs nearly a third of Americans older than 75 of their "straight-ahead" vision. With a quick outpatient procedure, this telescope eye implant restores this vision by spreading that light to healthy cells on the retina's perimeter. It takes a few days for the brain to adjust to the implant, but in clinical trials, three quarters of users saw their vision improve from "severe impairment" to "moderate impairment"—they could once again read, watch TV and recognize faces.

$15,000; centrasight.com