What is the Bionic Eye and how are Australians involved?
A bionic eye mimics the function of the retina to restore sight for those with severe vision loss. It’s proudly pioneered by Australia, giving Aussies a great name to Science. Researches from the Bionic Ear Institute, University of Melbourne and the University of New South Wales are in the development of a better bionic eye, which incorporates easier lifestyle. The inventor of the bionic eye Mark Humayun invented the first prototype of the bionic eye, which has then been implanted into a 84 year old man in England. Kyel Slater, Nick Sinclair and Owen Burns were the three Aussies who took the bionic eye and developed it into their own hands. Western countries recognise Australia for their hard work …show more content…
Our eye first captures light and then passes it through the retina, the retina then converts the cells from light energy into electrochemical signals, which is transmitted to the brain via several layers of retinal nerve cells. The bionic eye which is in use today is a board which has a little layer wired to it, the layer is then placed onto the retina. Basically, the visually impaired has a problem with the retina, it stops converting light energy to electrochemical signals. As a signal is not received by the brain; a complete image is not formed and results to blindness. The chip has a large number of electrodes, because more electrodes results in a higher pixel count and clear vision for the patient. The bionic eye used today uses glasses with a camera to produce radio waves to the chip that produces electrical impulses which stimulates cells to the optic nerves; the brain then interprets the cells as an image. A study in the future may develop a camera which replaces the lens in the eye. The bionic eye is mainly used to treat rhinitis pigmentosa; but it can also treat other types of
A bionic eye mimics the function of the retina to restore sight for those with severe vision loss. It’s proudly pioneered by Australia, giving Aussies a great name to Science. Researches from the Bionic Ear Institute, University of Melbourne and the University of New South Wales are in the development of a better bionic eye, which incorporates easier lifestyle. The inventor of the bionic eye Mark Humayun invented the first prototype of the bionic eye, which has then been implanted into a 84 year old man in England. Kyel Slater, Nick Sinclair and Owen Burns were the three Aussies who took the bionic eye and developed it into their own hands. Western countries recognise Australia for their hard work …show more content…
Our eye first captures light and then passes it through the retina, the retina then converts the cells from light energy into electrochemical signals, which is transmitted to the brain via several layers of retinal nerve cells. The bionic eye which is in use today is a board which has a little layer wired to it, the layer is then placed onto the retina. Basically, the visually impaired has a problem with the retina, it stops converting light energy to electrochemical signals. As a signal is not received by the brain; a complete image is not formed and results to blindness. The chip has a large number of electrodes, because more electrodes results in a higher pixel count and clear vision for the patient. The bionic eye used today uses glasses with a camera to produce radio waves to the chip that produces electrical impulses which stimulates cells to the optic nerves; the brain then interprets the cells as an image. A study in the future may develop a camera which replaces the lens in the eye. The bionic eye is mainly used to treat rhinitis pigmentosa; but it can also treat other types of