It's unlikely anyone here has had the procedure or is familiar with it given how new and uncommon it is.

However, I see from your post history that your son very recently suffered a traumatic injury that resulted in the loss of his vision. My personal opinion that it seems *extremely* early in the process of adapting to blindness to be considering such a radical procedure.

Is your son receiving comprehensive services to learn how to adapt to being blind? (Orientation & Mobility, using technology, home skills, occupational skills, etc?)

This early on, they are only just starting human trials. And while it works on a similar theory as cochlear implants, the visual system is much more complex.

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Hello my name is Jason I was the second patient to receive the Orion cortical implant by second site medical. Currently part of a five year FD a feasibility study. Here is a link to my blog thejourneyoutofdarkness@gmail.com . It’s not all about the implant but more about my journey since receiving the implant , I will update it as things progress . I hope this helps a little bit

Thank you for your comments. Yes, it's very early on. He has an O&M counselor from Hellen Keller. The Orion 1 is still in clinical trials, an array of electrodes gets implanted directly on the visual cortex and so far, Orion has produced better and more useful vision that the Argus 2. If he is able to get the implant, it won't be until next year. One of my sons Drs is the head of opthamology at Stony Brook University, in NY, he is currently in charge of the Bionic eye (Argus 2). We're waiting for approval for the implant to begin trials at SBU. In the meantime, I do A LOT of research, advocate for my son, and stay very pro active in his recovery.