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Human Augmentation · Recorded milestone

Bionic eye

Recorded year2026

Retinal and cortical implants restore useful sight to blind people.

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Built on

CMOS image sensorRecorded · 1993enables
Retinal implant for the blindRecorded · 2011enables
Wireless brain implantRecorded · 2024enables

Led to

Cortical vision implantsForecast · ~2042enables
Blindness largely curableForecast · ~2047enables
Smart lens implantForecast · ~2050enables
Vision-enhancing implantsForecast · ~2065enables
Visual-cortex displayForecast · ~2080enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.