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Still More Bionic Eyes

Posted by michael on from the bionic-eyes-are-smiling dept.

jeno writes "An Australian-invented 'bionic eye' device is about to begin human trials. The device consists of a silicon chip inserted into the eye, which is designed to act like a retina -- receiving images captured by a pair of glasses worn by the user."

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  1. Re:radio waves? by Frank+of+Earth · · Score: 2, Informative

    From the article: Tests in animals have been successful, and the team would now like to test the device in a small group of about five people.

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  2. Other Article Mentioned by instinctdesign · · Score: 4, Informative

    The other bionic eye alluded to in the title is this article from Wired and its accompanying Slashdot post. Excellent read if you missed it.

    (And no, I don't need the karma, its stuck on... "yahoo, you're not 100% useless 'round here" or something...) :P

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  3. Re:radio waves? by bhsx · · Score: 3, Informative

    The question was how do we know the animal tests were successful; not whether or not they were. For example, was an other-wise blind dog able to cross a street or handle a maze without 'feeling' his way through, bumping into walls?

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  4. Re:radio waves? by Scaebor · · Score: 2, Informative
    Also, how do they know that animal trials were successful??
    judging by the ultra-low resolution provided by these "eyes," the tests with animals probably consisted of something akin to providing a high-contrast, moving image (for instance a black square moving around a white field) and seeing if the animals responded to it(perhaps by moving their heads to follow the object's movement).
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  5. Better Technology by mactom · · Score: 2, Informative

    Hi,

    We (IMS-CHIPS) work on something similar. But in our case, the pixels/photodiodes are included on the chip, which is implanted. No need for a separate camera. Very simple and elegant.

    Have a look:

    http://134.2.120.19/index_en.html

    http://www.ims-chips.de/home.php3?id=d0822