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The retinal-implant manufacturer has shifted its focus, leaving users with little or no support.

The retinal-implant manufacturer has shifted its focus, leaving users with little or no support.

A bionic eye firm that went out of business amidst the onset of COVID has left people who are using their implants with obsolete and unsupported technology, leaving them blind if the implants malfunction.

Second Sight Medical Products made a bionic eye that could help restore some elements of sight in blind people. The company stopped supporting the tech, leaving users stranded, IEEE Spectrum reported.

These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.