Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its experimental implant aimed at restoring vision received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "breakthrough device" designation.

Elon Musk has announced that his company Neuralink has received approval for a brain implant called "Blindsight" that will enable the blind to see again.

Industrialist Anand Mahindra on Thursday praised Elon Musk's Blindsight device from its brain-chip startup Neuralink, saying that it would be the tech mogul's "most enduring gift to humankind".

Elon Musk's Blindsight brain implant has achieved a major milestone. It's now being worn by Geordi La Forge. No wait, it's actually been awarded Breakthrough Device Designation by the FDA. But to celebrate, Musk evoked the famously vision-enhanced Star Trek character in an X post.

The regulatory approval is just the first phase of a long project, but Neuralink owner Elon Musk is already touting his brain implant tech as a world-changing solution for people with vision loss.

Elon Musk's Neuralink has achieved a milestone with the FDA's "breakthrough device" designation for its vision implant, Blindsight.

Elon Musk's Neuralink has received FDA approval for its vision-restoring implant, Blindsight. This breakthrough device aims to help people who have lost their vision or were born blind. It works by directly stimulating the visual cortex,

Elon Musk's Neuralink' has introduced Blindsight which will provide sight to those who are blind from birth through an experimental vision-restoring implant

Nonetheless, although the news has sparked much enthusiasm, what Blindsight is capable of—particularly in terms of regaining sight to its optimal capacity—is not as easy as Musk’s declarations imply.