The ‘remarkable’ implant that can restore sight
Podcast: Science WeeklyPublished On: Thu Oct 23 2025
Description: An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incurable sight loss to see again, opening up a potential ‘new era’ in tackling blindness. Madeleine Finlay hears from Mahi Muqit, a surgeon from Moorfields eye hospital in London, about what this implant has meant for his patients and what the future could hold for vision-loss therapies. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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