title: The bionic eye: a review.
abstract: Visual prostheses including artificial retinal devices are a novel and revolutionary approach to the treatment of profound visual loss. The development of the field of visual prosthesis began with cortical prosthetic devices but since then, a variety of devices which target different sites along the visual pathway have been developed with the retinal prosthesis being the most advanced. We present a review of the history of these devices, an update on the current state of play and future prospects of this field.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Health Research, Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK. jongmin@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Jong Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: Lyndon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: da Cruz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D057488:Visual Prosthesis