Imagine a world of darkness being changed in an instant. Can you fathom complete blackness that changes to light?

A remarkable new eye implant marks the future for sight around the world. Fran Fulton, 66, lost her sight for ten years, unable to see anything at all. Now everything has changed.

New York Daily News reports that Fulton is “one of just 21 people in the U.S.  to receive the newly FDA-approved Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System. It’s a complex technology that uses a pair of sunglasses, a video processor and a chip implanted into Fulton’s eye to help her make out shapes and barriers.”

The BBC reports that Fulton is now able to recognize areas of light and dark, with a deeper understanding of her surroundings. She is one of the lucky transplant-receivers to be able to be “quite successful at identifying a triangle versus a circle and a square.”

When asked about testing the new surgery, Fulton stated,

“What do I have to lose, my vision? I’ve already lost that.”

This revolutionary new technology gives us an idea of the future possibilities available for those who are visually impaired. The implant requires an intact retina and though it only allows those who receive it to see in black and white, it is a huge medical breakthrough.

This transplant is promising as hopefully more and more people will soon be seeing into the future.