For 33 years, Larry Hester's world was dark—but thanks to a "bionic eye" implanted by Duke Eye Center, he is now getting a second chance at sight.
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Hester, a 66-year-old tire salesman from Raleigh, went blind due to a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa when he was in his early 30s. But last month a surgery at Duke Eye Center made him the seventh person in the country to receive a so-called bionic eye—a visual aid known as the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis Device. After a recovery period of several weeks...read more at dukechronicle.com.