Our Wide-View retinal implant uses some of the technologies which were employed in cochlear implants.
  • The implanted chip has 98 electrodes to stimulate the retina and enable patients to perceive vision.
  • The device is to be implanted in the suprachoroidal space to protect the retina from mechanical damage during insertion and helps to maintain it in position.

With this implant, we aim to provide patients the ability to move around large objects such as buildings, cars and park benches and to lead more independent lives.

The Wide-View device may be most suitable for patients with retinitis pigmentosa. We hope to begin patient tests with this device in 2014.


A diagram showing the wide-view device, which consists of a camera mounted on a pair of glasses, the data is processed and sent to the implanted system via an external wire. The implanted receiver passes signals onto the retinal implant, then electrical signals are sent from the retina via the visual pathway to the vision processing centres in the brain.

 

 

 

Video courtesy of the University of New South Wales.