Advances in implantable bionic devices for blindness: a review

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dc.contributor.authorLewis, Philip
dc.contributor.authorAyton, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorGuymer, Robyn
dc.contributor.authorLowery, Arthur
dc.contributor.authorBlamey, Peter
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Penelope
dc.contributor.authorLuu, Chi
dc.contributor.authorRosenfeld, Jeffrey
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-06T00:31:41Z
dc.date.available2017-06-06T00:31:41Z
dc.date.issued2016-03
dc.description.abstractSince the 1950s, vision researchers have been working towards the ambitious goal of restoring a functional level of vision to the blind via electrical stimulation of the visual pathways. Groups based in Australia, USA, Germany, France and Japan report progress in the translation of retinal visual prosthetics from the experimental to clinical domains, with two retinal visual prostheses having recently received regulatory approval for clinical use. Regulatory approval for cortical visual prostheses is yet to be obtained; however, several groups report plans to conduct clinical trials in the near future, building upon the seminal clinical studies of Brindley and Dobelle. In this review, we discuss the general principles of visual prostheses employing electrical stimulation of the visual pathways, focusing on the retina and visual cortex as the two most extensively studied stimulation sites. We also discuss the surgical and functional outcomes reported to date for retinal and cortical prostheses, concluding with a brief discussion of novel developments in this field and an outlook for the future.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBionic Vision Australia is supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) through its Special Research Initiative (SRI) in Bionic Vision Science and Technology. CERA receives Operational Infrastructure Support from the Victorian Government and is supported by NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence Award 529923. Monash Vision Group was established with funding from the ARC Special Research Initiative in Bionic Vision Science and Technology and is now funded by Monash University, Marc & Eva Besen and The Alan and Elizabeth Finkel Foundation.We would also like to acknowledge the support of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLewis, P. M., L. N. Ayton, R. H. Guymer, A. J. Lowery, P. J. Blamey, P. J. Allen, C. D. Luu, and J. V. Rosenfeld. 2016. Advances in implantable bionic devices for blindness: a review. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 86: 654-9.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1445-2197 (Electronic) 1445-1433 (Linking)
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.bionicsinstitute.org:8080/handle/123456789/240
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_US
dc.subjectbionicsen_US
dc.subjectblindnessen_US
dc.subjectbrainen_US
dc.subjectprosthesisen_US
dc.subjectretinaen_US
dc.subjectvisionen_US
dc.titleAdvances in implantable bionic devices for blindness: a reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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