goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity from a chip stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . the revolutionary system is being commercialised by french company pixium vision , with clinical trials scheduled for 2016 . tim howard is adamant the europa league is not to blame for everton delivering what might be their worse season for nine years . perhaps the goalkeeper would have been better off hiding behind conventional wisdom , considering the disappointment of this elongated campaign which could yet see everton finish in the bottom half of the premier league for the first time since 2006 . those prospects are dwindling , courtesy of a four-game unbeaten run , but there is no mistaking that roberto martinez 's side have fallen way below the standards set last season . the gap between their status now and after 32 games last season is 25 points , the difference between targeting a champions league place and chasing the top 10 . tim howard is adamant the europa league is not to blame for everton 's poor season in the premier league . scroll down for video . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . pulses activate electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries images to the brain . retinal implants that restore some sight when in the blind are already available , but their quality is n't good enough to work in many real-world conditions . pixium vision 's solution , however , claims it has been able to restore the sight of rats to a level equivalent to 20/250 . this would allow the wearer to see the largest line of letters in an opticians test . the merseyside outfit played 10 games in europe this season before being knocked out by dynamo kiev . aaron lennon scored for everton at swansea city but the game ended in a 1-1 draw at the liberty stadium . swansea city -lrb- 4-3-3 -rrb- : fabianski 6.5 ; rangel 6 , fernandez 6 , williams 6 , taylor 6 ; ki 6.5 , cork 6.5 , shelvey 7.5 -lrb- dyer 83mins -rrb- ; sigurdsson 6 , gomis 6 -lrb- emnes 17 , 6.5 -rrb- , routledge 6.5 . the company claims it may be able to get its final product to restore vision to 20/120 , which would be a huge leap forward in vision quality . second sight , the company that got fda approval for the first visual prosthesis two years ago , currently offers patients about 20/1300 vision . to use the gadget a surgeon must first implant a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . subs not used : amat , britton , grimes , tremmel , fulton . booked : taylor , emnes , williams . everton -lrb- 4-2-3-1 -rrb- : howard 6.5 ; coleman 6 , stones 6 , jagielka 6.5 , baines 6.5 ; mccarthy 6.5 , barry 7 ; lennon 6.5 , barkley 5.5 -lrb- mirallas 86 -rrb- , osman 6 -lrb- pienaar 28 , 6 -rrb- ; kone 5 -lrb- naismith 76 -rrb- . subs not used : robles , besic , garbutt , alcaraz . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' convert that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . pulses activate the electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries the images back to the brain . following surgery , patients have to train their brains to interpret the new images , which are seen in variations of back , white and grey . a small pilot program to test the system is already underway , with promising results . ` we do n't give them back their sight , but another way of seeing , ' yannick le mer , the surgeon who implanted the system in three of pixium 's test subjects told forbes . a new trial of the system is due to begin next year by australia 's bionic vision . the cost for the system is expected to be around 100,000 euros -lrb- # 72,000 or $ 111,200 -rrb- , plus surgery . a new trial of the system is due to begin next year by australia 's bionic vision . the cost for the system is expected to be around 100,000 euros -lrb- # 72,000 or $ 111,200 -rrb- , plus surgery . booked : kone , howard , lennon . man of the match : jonjo shelvey . referee : michael oliver 5 . attendance : 20,468 . the demands of playing 10 games in the europa league have certainly taken their toll but howard rejected that theory , saying : ` that 's something that 's been talked about for the last five or 10 years but it 's just a blanket statement people make . champions league teams have to do the same thing . ` they play wednesday and saturday and it 's tough but no-one blames champions league football . every football team does not have a god given right to be anywhere . ` we 've put in honest performances but things just have n't gone our way . we could sit here and make a list of a thousand different things but it 's not the europa league or anything else . ' the perception that luck has not gone everton 's way extended to saturday when aaron lennon 's first-half strike was cancelled out by a jonjo shelvey penalty . martinez was incensed by the award of a penalty though it appeared a reasonable decision . neither side came out of the fixture unscathed , with leon osman of everton and swansea city 's bafetimbi gomis due to have scans today on respective groin and hamstring injuries . howard will not allow europe to be an excuse for what could be everton 's worst season in nine years . jonjo shelvey of swansea scores past howard with a penalty to level the scores on saturday afternoon . swansea manager garry monk confirmed a striker is top of his summer wishlist after being left with no fit front men , while everton , in the shorter-term , have been told to finish in the top half . howard added : ` there 's a points total we want to achieve and get ourselves in the top half of the table . ' super stat : everton named an unchanged team in the league for the first time since march 2014 against fulham . roberto martinez will hope that after such a good campaign last time he does not get an unwanted record .
it is being developed by pixium vision with trials scheduled for 2016 . a surgeon implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . an integrated camera on goggles sends images to a portable computer . a ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles then beam into the eye .
goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity from a chip stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . the revolutionary system is being commercialised by french company pixium vision , with clinical trials scheduled for 2016 . tim howard is adamant the europa league is not to blame for everton delivering what might be their worse season for nine years . perhaps the goalkeeper would have been better off hiding behind conventional wisdom , considering the disappointment of this elongated campaign which could yet see everton finish in the bottom half of the premier league for the first time since 2006 . those prospects are dwindling , courtesy of a four-game unbeaten run , but there is no mistaking that roberto martinez 's side have fallen way below the standards set last season . the gap between their status now and after 32 games last season is 25 points , the difference between targeting a champions league place and chasing the top 10 . tim howard is adamant the europa league is not to blame for everton 's poor season in the premier league . scroll down for video . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . pulses activate electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries images to the brain . retinal implants that restore some sight when in the blind are already available , but their quality is n't good enough to work in many real-world conditions . pixium vision 's solution , however , claims it has been able to restore the sight of rats to a level equivalent to 20/250 . this would allow the wearer to see the largest line of letters in an opticians test . the merseyside outfit played 10 games in europe this season before being knocked out by dynamo kiev . aaron lennon scored for everton at swansea city but the game ended in a 1-1 draw at the liberty stadium . swansea city -lrb- 4-3-3 -rrb- : fabianski 6.5 ; rangel 6 , fernandez 6 , williams 6 , taylor 6 ; ki 6.5 , cork 6.5 , shelvey 7.5 -lrb- dyer 83mins -rrb- ; sigurdsson 6 , gomis 6 -lrb- emnes 17 , 6.5 -rrb- , routledge 6.5 . the company claims it may be able to get its final product to restore vision to 20/120 , which would be a huge leap forward in vision quality . second sight , the company that got fda approval for the first visual prosthesis two years ago , currently offers patients about 20/1300 vision . to use the gadget a surgeon must first implant a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . subs not used : amat , britton , grimes , tremmel , fulton . booked : taylor , emnes , williams . everton -lrb- 4-2-3-1 -rrb- : howard 6.5 ; coleman 6 , stones 6 , jagielka 6.5 , baines 6.5 ; mccarthy 6.5 , barry 7 ; lennon 6.5 , barkley 5.5 -lrb- mirallas 86 -rrb- , osman 6 -lrb- pienaar 28 , 6 -rrb- ; kone 5 -lrb- naismith 76 -rrb- . subs not used : robles , besic , garbutt , alcaraz . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' convert that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . pulses activate the electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries the in the league for the first time since march 2014 against fulham . roberto martinez will hope that after such a good campaign last time he does not get an unwanted record .
goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity from a chip stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . the revolutionary system is being commercialised by french company pixium vision , with clinical trials scheduled for 2016 . tim howard is adamant the europa league is not to blame for everton delivering what might be their worse season for nine years . perhaps the goalkeeper would have been better off hiding behind conventional wisdom , considering the disappointment of this elongated campaign which could yet see everton finish in the bottom half of the premier league for the first time since 2006 . those prospects are dwindling , courtesy of a four-game unbeaten run , but there is no mistaking that roberto martinez 's side have fallen way below the standards set last season . the gap between their status now and after 32 games last season is 25 points , the difference between targeting a champions league place and chasing the top 10 . tim howard is adamant the europa league is not to blame for everton 's poor season in the premier league . scroll down for video . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . pulses activate electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries images to the brain . retinal implants that restore some sight when in the blind are already available , but their quality is n't good enough to work in many real-world conditions . pixium vision 's solution , however , claims it has been able to restore the sight of rats to a level equivalent to 20/250 . this would allow the wearer to see the largest line of letters in an opticians test . the merseyside outfit played 10 games in europe this season before being knocked out by dynamo kiev . aaron lennon scored for everton at swansea city but the game ended in a 1-1 draw at the liberty stadium . swansea city -lrb- 4-3-3 -rrb- : fabianski 6.5 ; rangel 6 , fernandez 6 , williams 6 , taylor 6 ; ki 6.5 , cork 6.5 , shelvey 7.5 -lrb- dyer 83mins -rrb- ; sigurdsson 6 , gomis 6 -lrb- emnes 17 , 6.5 -rrb- , routledge 6.5 . the company claims it may be able to get its final product to restore vision to 20/120 , which would be a huge leap forward in vision quality . second sight , the company that got fda approval for the first visual prosthesis two years ago , currently offers patients about 20/1300 vision . to use the gadget a surgeon must first implant a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . subs not used : amat , britton , grimes , tremmel , fulton . booked : taylor , emnes , williams . everton -lrb- 4-2-3-1 -rrb- : howard 6.5 ; coleman 6 , stones 6 , jagielka 6.5 , baines 6.5 ; mccarthy 6.5 , barry 7 ; lennon 6.5 , barkley 5.5 -lrb- mirallas 86 -rrb- , osman 6 -lrb- pienaar 28 , 6 -rrb- ; kone 5 -lrb- naismith 76 -rrb- . subs not used : robles , besic , garbutt , alcaraz . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' convert that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . pulses activate the electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries the images back to the brain . following surgery , patients have to train their brains to interpret the new images , which are seen in variations of back , white and grey . a small pilot program to test the system is already underway , with promising results . ` we do n't give them back their sight , but another way of seeing , ' yannick le mer , the surgeon who implanted the system in three of pixium 's test subjects told forbes . a new trial of the system is due to begin next year by australia 's bionic vision . the cost for the system is expected to be around 100,000 euros -lrb- # 72,000 or $ 111,200 -rrb- , plus surgery . a in the league for the first time since march 2014 against fulham . roberto martinez will hope that after such a good campaign last time he does not get an unwanted record .
goggles that could help the blind see have come step reality. the technology based a technique ` neuromodulation in electricity from chip stimulates restore sight. the revolutionary system is being commercialised french company pixium vision, with clinical trials scheduled. tim howard is adamant the europa league to everton delivering what might their worse season for nine years. perhaps the goalkeeper would hiding conventional wisdom, considering the disappointment this elongated campaign which could yet everton finish for 2006. those prospects dwindling, courtesy, but there mistaking roberto martinez 's side fallen way last the gap their status now after 32 games last 25 points, targeting a champions league place chasing 10. tim howard is adamant the europa league to everton 's poor season the premier league. scroll. goggles that could help the blind see have come step reality. the technology based a technique ` neuromodulation in electricity stimulates restore sight. a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes. when the patient puts the system 's dark glasses, an integrated video camera sends a portable computer. a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording an infrared image, the goggles will beam pulses activate electrodes implant, and the optic nerve carries images. retinal implants that restore some sight when in the blind are already, their quality n't work many real-world conditions pixium vision 's solution, however claims restore the sight rats equivalent 20/250. this would allow the wearer see the largest line letters an opticians test. the merseyside outfit played 10 games europe this before dynamo kiev. aaron lennon scored everton at swansea city but the game the liberty stadium. swansea city -lrb- : fabianski 6.5 ; rangel 6, fernandez williams taylor ki cork shelvey dyer 83mins ; sigurdsson gomis 17, routledge. the company claims may get its final product restore vision 20/120,. second sight, the company got fda approval the first visual prosthesis two currently offers patients about 20/1300 vision. to use the gadget a surgeon must implant with 150 electrodes. when the patient puts the system 's dark glasses, an integrated video camera sends a portable computer. subs not used : amat, britton grimes tremmel fulton. booked : taylor, emnes. everton -lrb- : howard 6.5 ; coleman, stones jagielka baines mccarthy barry lennon barkley 5.5 -lrb- mirallas 86 -rrb-, osman -lrb- pienaar 28 6 ; kone naismith 76. subs not used : robles, besic garbutt alcaraz. a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes. when the patient puts the system 's dark glasses, an integrated video camera sends a portable computer. a connected ` pocket processor convert that recording an infrared image, the goggles beam a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording an infrared image, the goggles will beam pulses activate the electrodes implant, the optic nerve carries the images following surgery, patients to train interpret the new images, seen variations back white. a small pilot program the system is already, promising ` we do n't give back their sight, another way seeing, ' yannick le mer, the surgeon implanted the system three pixium 's test subjects told forbes. a new trial the system by australia 's bionic vision. the cost for the system expected -lrb- # 72,000 or 111,200, plus surgery. a new trial the system by australia 's bionic vision. the cost for the system expected -lrb- # 72,000 or 111,200, plus surgery. booked : kone, howard lennon. man of : jonjo shelvey. referee : michael oliver 5. attendance : 20,468. the demands playing 10 games the europa league have certainly taken but howard rejected, : ` that something talked just a blanket statement people make. champions league teams have to do. ` they play wednesday it 's tough no- blames champions league football. every football team does not a god given right be anywhere. ` we 've put honest performances but things just have n't. we could sit make a thousand different things but 's the europa league else. ' the perception luck not gone everton 's way extended saturday when aaron lennon 's first-half strike cancelled a jonjo shelvey penalty. martinez was incensed the award a penalty though appeared a reasonable decision. neither side came the fixture, with leon osman of everton and swansea city 's bafetimbi gomis due have scans today on respective groin and hamstring injuries howard will not allow europe to an excuse what could everton 's worst season nine years. jonjo shelvey of swansea scores past howard with a penalty level on saturday afternoon. swansea manager garry monk confirmed a striker top being left with no fit front men, while everton, in the shorter-term told finish. howard added : ` there a points total we want achieve and get ourselves. ' super stat : everton named an unchanged team for march 2014 against fulham. roberto martinez will hope after such a good campaign last time does an unwanted record.
goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity from a chip stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . the revolutionary system is being commercialised by french company pixium vision , with clinical trials scheduled for 2016 . tim howard is adamant the europa league is not to blame for everton delivering what might be their worse season for nine years . perhaps the goalkeeper would have been better off hiding behind conventional wisdom , considering the disappointment of this elongated campaign which could yet see everton finish in the bottom half of the premier league for the first time since 2006 . those prospects are dwindling , courtesy of a four-game unbeaten run , but there is no mistaking that roberto martinez 's side have fallen way below the standards set last season . the gap between their status now and after 32 games last season is 25 points , the difference between targeting a champions league place and chasing the top 10 . tim howard is adamant the europa league is not to blame for everton 's poor season in the premier league . scroll down for video . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . a surgeon first implants a in vision quality . second sight , the company that got fda approval for the first visual prosthesis two years ago , currently offers patients about 20/1300 vision . to use the gadget a surgeon must first implant a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . subs not used : amat , britton , grimes , tremmel , fulton . booked : taylor , emnes , williams . everton -lrb- 4-2-3-1 -rrb- : howard 6.5 ; coleman 6 , stones 6 , jagielka 6.5 , baines 6.5 ; mccarthy 6.5 , barry 7 ; lennon 6.5 , barkley 5.5 -lrb- mirallas 86 -rrb- , osman 6 -lrb- pienaar 28 , 6 -rrb- ; kone 5 -lrb- naismith 76 -rrb- . subs not used : robles , besic , garbutt , alcaraz . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' convert that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . pulses activate the electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries the in the league for the first time since march 2014 against fulham . roberto martinez will hope that after such a good campaign last time he does not get an unwanted record .
 The text discusses the development of a technology that could help the blind see. This technology, called "neuromodulation," uses electric signals to stimulate the nervous system and restore sight. A French company, Pixium Vision, is commercializing this technology and has conducted clinical trials with promising results. The goal is to have a fully functional prosthetic eye by 2020.