Second Sight Announces Expansion of Argus II Availability in Europe

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Second Sight Medical (EYES) Announces First Argus II Implants Made in Turkey, Austria

July 15, 2015 8:09 AM EDT

Second Sight Medical (NASDAQ: EYES) announced the first commercial implants of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System (Argus II) have been performed in Austria and Turkey, and the first implant in Spain through a distribution agreement with IMEX has been performed. IMEX is the largest distributor of ophthalmic products in Spain.

In Vienna, Austria, Professor Susanne Binder, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery, Rudolfstiftung Hospital implanted the device in a 54-year-old patient who was previously completely blind for over 25 years from... More