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Of the nearly 39 million people worldwide who are legally blind, many were born sighted and lost their vision as adults, drastically altering their lives. Now researchers at UCLA Health have surgically implanted 4 blind patients with an innovative brain device that boosts users' ability to navigate the world by restoring their ability to perceive objects and movement.

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