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Progress in the clinical development and utilization of vision prostheses: an update

Year: 2016

Type: review

Abstract: : Vision prostheses, or “bionic eyes”, are implantable medical bionic devices with the potential to restore rudimentary sight to people with profound vision loss or blindness. In the past two decades, this field has rapidly progressed, and there are now two commercially available retinal prostheses in the US and Europe, and a number of next-generation devices in development. This review provides an update on the development of these devices and a discussion on the future directions for the field. Keywords: vision prostheses, bionic eye, vision restoration, blindness, medical bionics, retinitis pigmentosa

Source: Eye and Brain

DOI: 10.2147/eb.s70822

Authors: Robyn Guymer, Alice Brandli, Chi Luu, Lauren Ayton

Institutions: The University of Melbourne, The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, Centre for Eye Research Australia

Language: English

Topic: Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,320