Safety and Efficacy of a Surgically Implanted Suprachoroidal Retinal Prosthesis ("Bionic Eye") [ 2016 - 2018 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Penelope Allen (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Chi Luu ,  A/Pr Chris Williams ,  A/Pr Nicholas Barnes ,  Dr Lauren Ayton
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Brief description A bionic eye is a electronic device which can stimulate the remaining visual pathway in a person who is blind, to restore some basic vision. Our team have previously shown that our novel bionic eye device can be safely implanted in a patient, and can give improvements in vision when tested in a laboratory environment. The next stage of the research is to provide patients with a more advanced device, which will contain more electrodes and also be able to be taken home.

Funding Amount $AUD 1,233,826.70

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant