October 2014

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North Carolina’s first retinal prosthesis at Duke Eye Center

Watch a man see for the first time in 33 years, thanks to his new bionic eye! Larry Hester, 66, has been blind for half his life from a condition called retinitis pigmentosa. In September, 2014, an electronic stimulator was surgically implanted in his left eye. On October 1st, 2014 Duke eye surgeon Dr. Paul Hahn turned it on for

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