SYLMAR, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (“Second Sight” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq:EYES), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable visual prosthetics to restore some useful vision to blind patients, today announced plans to expand into South America by signing an exclusive agreement with Tecnosalud S.A. (“Tecnosalud”) to distribute the Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System (“Argus II”) in Argentina. “We are excited to partner with Tecnosalud for our expans
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