Title :
Optical data links for artificial vision
Author :
Buss, Rich ; Gross, M. ; Prämassing, F. ; Püttjer, D. ; Jäger, D.
Author_Institution :
Gerhard-Mercator Univ., Duisburg, Germany
Abstract :
Two applications of optical data links in the field of medicine are presented. Both are technical systems working as vision aids for people suffering from blindness due to irregularities in their visual system. The first system is an intraocular vision aid (IOS) for people with a blurred cornea, and the second is a retinal implant (EPI-RET)
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; integrated optoelectronics; optical links; prosthetics; sensory aids; vision defects; 200 kbit/s; 5 mW; artificial vision; blindness; blurred cornea; data transmission; digitally coded signals; intraocular vision aid; optical data links; power delivery; retinal implant; short range free space optical links; vision aids; Biomedical optical imaging; Circuits; Cornea; Diode lasers; Implants; Optical crosstalk; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Retina; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.811988
