The First Bionic Retinal Implant Surgery to Restore Vision for the Blind in the Asia Pacific Region is Performed at the Eye Surgery Center of Hawaii

The bionic eye is the only retinal prosthesis approved by the U.S. FDA and the first in the world.

(Honolulu, Hawaii, March 24, 2015)  The first artificial retinal bionic eye implant surgery in the Asia Pacific region to help restore vision for the blind was performed today in Honolulu, Hawaii by a team at the Eye Surgery Center of Hawaii led by Dr. Gregg Kokame. 

The first Artificial Retinal Bionic Implant to Restore Vision for the Blind in the Asia Pacific Region will be Performed in Hawaii led by Dr. Gregg Kokame at the Eye Surgery Center of Hawaii

The bionic eye is the only retinal prosthesis approved by the U.S. FDA and the first in the world.

(Honolulu, Hawaii, March 16, 2015) At the Eye Surgery Center of Hawaii (ESCH), Dr. Gregg Kokame of the Retina Consultants of Hawaii will perform the first implant of the Argus II artificial retina in the Asia Pacific region on March 24, 2015.