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Electronic Vision "ELVIS" Russian brain implant technology help to restore sight to the blind.
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The blind will get sight thanks to a new Russian brain implant.

Doctors can use ‘ELVIS' to connect a camera to the brain and send images directly to the brain, bypassing the eyes. By 2027, the technology is expected to provide or restore vision to 37 million individuals around the world.

The first Russian neural brain implant, developed by Russian scientists at the ‘Sensor-Tekh' laboratory and the Foundation for the Support of the Deaf and Blind - ‘So-edinenie,' would restore sight to individuals who have lost it or were born without it. In late June 2021, the item was unveiled in Moscow's Skolkovo innovation center.

How does the implant function?

ELVIS (short for "electronic vision") was given to the device. It looks like something out of the videogame ‘Cyberpunk 2077' or something from ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic.' It is worn on the head and allows the user to perform more tasks.

And science fiction is becoming reality: physicians surgically implant the device into the cerebral cortex, using electrodes to connect it to the areas of the brain that control vision. After a few months, the patient receives a headband with a camera that sends the image directly to the brain, bypassing the eye. The implant restores vision to people who have lost it as well as those who were born without it.

The implant, on the other hand, must be renewed every ten years. It is appropriate for individuals aged 24 to 65. The operation will not be available to children. The implant, according to the creators, requires a fully formed adult brain.

What exactly will the blind be able to see?

Despite the project's futuristic promise, it will not be feasible to restore vision in the traditional sense, including details, colors, and so on. Instead, the camera will send light flashes to the brain, enveloping the objects in the camera's range of vision. There is, however, no separate detailing.

ELVIS will allow the user to see items around them, walk around town freely, and use public transit without the usage of other equipment or help.

What is the current status of the project?
ELVIS is now being tested on rats. The procedure will be performed on the first 10 people in 2023, followed by monkeys.

What will the cost of the surgery be?

In 2027, the device is planned to enter serial production. The surgery and installation of the camera are expected to cost 10 million rubles (about $138,000). After ELVIS is activated and integrated into the population's assistance and insurance scheme, the cost of regaining vision will be cut in half.

Foreigners and Russians alike will be eligible to apply.

Is there any competition from abroad?

“The Americans have already implanted their first six volunteers, restoring their vision. Denis Kuleshov, ELVIS project leader, said the surgery there costs $145,000.

There are 10 research teams working on brain implants for eyesight restoration all across the world. According to Kuleshov, teams from Spain (CORTIVIS), the Netherlands (NESTOR), and Australia have made the most progress thus far (Monash University). The majority of testing are currently carried out on animals; nevertheless, Spanish scientists fitted electrodes to a few volunteers for a short length of time, despite the fact that they had full vision, in order to assess the efficacy of light flash transmission over natural working vision.



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