University Hospitals Eye Institute Offers Argus II

University Hospitals Eye Institute in Cleveland has announced that it will begin offering patients the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, a “bionic eye” designed to treat late stage retinitis pigmentosa.

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Suber Huang, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist and director of vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at University Hospitals, will lead the Argus II program.

The Argus II was developed by Sylmar, Calif.-based Second Sight Medical Products.

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