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The retinal implant surgery in Turkey, also known as retinal chip implantation, allows patients suffering from severe vision impairment or night blindness to improve their sight. So far, the procedure has been performed on 170 patients worldwide, including in Turkey at the "Istanbul Plus Clinic." Significant outcomes include improved corneal cloudiness cases, leading to a radical improvement in patients' lives and a return to normalcy.

Innovative retinal implant in Turkey

The artificial eye consists of two main parts. The electronic part is a set of electronic shots surrounding the eye, while the other part is located inside the eye on the retinal surface. The retina is an orange layer containing light-sensitive nerve cells. In the central region of the retina, there is the so-called central point where the other part of the eye is attached.

The purpose of the retinal implant treatment in Turkey is to convert the light captured through electronic systems into neural signals using a camera that records and sends what it sees to the brain. This technology aims to help patients with new visual impairments due to retinal cell damage.

Innovative artificial retinal implants

Implants are devices embedded in the tissue above the retina, ensuring the continuity of cells beneath these implants in many cases. There are two types of systems, especially those located above the yellow spot in the retina. Both have been applied in the United States, Europe, and Turkey.

Thanks to these advanced technologies, many blind people have regained their vision. Retinal implant surgery in Turkey is performed for patients with night blindness who lose their ability to see in the dark due to a malfunction affecting light receptors in the retina. This condition can lead to blindness, affecting the eye's light sensitivity, decreasing the eye's adaptation speed to changes in light quantity, and also causing cone corneal disease.

After retinal implant surgery in Turkey, patients require at least 40 rehabilitation sessions to achieve an acceptable level of vision. However, unfortunately, they will not be able to distinguish colors and will not have a fully detailed vision of foreign objects. For example, when a patient looks at themselves in the mirror, they can see clearly but cannot distinguish fine details like eye color or shape.

Questions and answers about retinal implant surgery in Turkey

What are the requirements for a patient undergoing the procedure?

• No contraindications for anesthesia.
• Patient consent for retinal implant treatment in Turkey.
• Patient age of 25 or older.
• Suffering from advanced stages of night blindness.
• Healthy visual sensory cells and optical connecting cells.
• Commitment to rehabilitation sessions to follow treatment after surgery.
• The patient's best level of vision is hand movement close to the eye or less.
• Exclude patients with other diseases that may cause visual disturbances.