BCIwiki (bciwiki.com) — An invasive brain-computer interface trial of the 'IMIE smart retina', led by Professor Xu Huizhuo's team at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (中南大学湘雅医院), has produced results, according to a June 13, 2026 report by PharmCube: a 61-year-old fully blind patient received the implant on April 23, 2026 and recovered smoothly.
According to the report, the patient — diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at age 40 — can now clearly recognize standard characters on an E-chart, with stable visual acuity of 0.03 and best acuity of 0.1, and can walk indoors and pass through doorways unaided. The report does not name a developer company for the IMIE smart retina, describing it as independently developed by the research team. All reported outcomes are attributed to the news report, with long-term results pending follow-up.