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Seminar

“Artificial Sight”

Prof Hsin Kang CHANG

Nov 25 (Wednesday) 14.00 – 16.50

Human vision is mediated by one of the most highly developed sensory systems found in nature. The most common causes of adult visual impairment are age-related macula degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa and diabetic retinopathy. Thus the deterioration of vision is a major sign of the ageing process. In recent years, electrical stimulation of the retina has been shown to produce visual percepts in blind patients suffering from macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. However, early attempts at retinal implants provide only limited benefits. More recently a design of a microelectronic retinal prosthetic system with a stimulating pixel density corresponding to an acceptable level of vision has been tested with satisfactory results. The concept behind such “stimulated vision” and its limitations as well as the major issues in the design and testing of the retinal prostheses will be presented.

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