Absolutely, it indeed mind blowing.
In fact, bionic eye researchers in the University of South Wales, Australia, predict that there's gonna be a fully functional artificial eyes, available by 2020. Possibly with such capabilites as zooming in and out of objects they behold. Wouldnt that be amazing?
While as to how expensive getting the procedure is? It goes for between $145,000 to $150,000.
But there's more. Given its a new "meditech", the procedure generally has the US Government's Food and Drugs Administration[FDA] approval hurdles to scale.The only robotic eye ratified for public use yet, is Argus II, built by the California based company, Second sight.