Scientists Move Closer to Restoring Sight with a Bionic Eye After more than two decades of research, scientists have developed a groundbreaking bionic eye implant that could restore partial vision to people living with degenerative blindness. Created by the Boston Retinal Implant Project, the device is roughly the size of a pencil eraser and is designed to send visual signals directly to the brain through an ultra-thin connector. It targets conditions such as age-related macular degeneration and