Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. recently reported its Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System has been implanted in the first patient in Asia.
According to the company, the surgical procedure was performed by Dr. Yih-Shiou Hwang and his team at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH), in Linkou, Taiwan in a 40-year-old patient who suffers from blindness caused by retinal degeneration.
The procedure was reportedly made possible through an exclusive distribution partnership with Orient Europharma Co., Ltd. (OEP) and with charitable support from the Hong-Lu Foundation in Taiwan. And the Argus II was provided under special import permits authorized by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA).
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Source: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.