** Shares of visual prosthetics developer Second Sight
Medical Products EYES.O rise 4.8% to $1.99 premarket
** Co's shareholders approve proposed merger with Nano
Precision Medical (NPM) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw98Cd4Va
** In February, EYES said it would merge with privately held
NPM in an all-stock deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2UJ10C
** Co expects merger to complete in latter part of August
** Shareholders also approve amendment to change name of
Second Sight to Vivani Medical Inc
** Stock has gained 12.88% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru)
((mrinalika.roy@thomsonreuters.com;))