Vision loss from age-related macular degeneration is generally considered incurable, but a high-tech prosthetic may challenge that assumption. According to Stanford Medicine, 27 out of 32 patients in a clinical trial for the experimental PRIMA device regained the ability to read within a year. The device includes a tiny implanted wireless chip and a connected pair of glasses, which enable the user to increase contrast and zoom in to discern shapes and patterns.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
