In Russia, for the first time, a bionic eye was implanted. This is a joint project of the Foundation for the Support of the Deafblind "So-Edinenie", the Charitable Foundation "Art, Science and Sport", "Sensor-Tech" Laboratory, FGBU "Scientific and Clinical Center for Otorhinolaryngology of FMBA Russia" and Second Sight.

The participants of the conference present the results of the first operation on the installation of retinal implants to a deafblind patient whose goal is to introduce a new high-tech surgical method for treating blindness in Russia and developing successful methods of rehabilitation.