Title :
Functional vision restoration based on optic nerve prostheses
Author :
Peng Xia ; Jie Hu ; Chaochen Gu ; Jin Qi ; Yinghong Peng ; Kaijie Wu ; Xinyu Chai
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
Visual prosthesis can restore some level of visual function to blind individuals, which is founded on the visual percepts elicited by electrical stimulation. This paper presents a type of optic nerve prosthesis consisting of camera, image processing system and neural electrical stimulator, which is aimed at promoting quality of life for those suffering from visual loss by functional vision restoration.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; prosthetics; vision defects; blind individuals; camera; electrical stimulation; functional vision restoration; image processing system; neural electrical stimulator; optic nerve prosthesis; visual prosthesis; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Prosthetics; Stimulated emission; Visualization; Optic nerve; Visual prosthesis;
Conference_Titel :
Orange Technologies (ICOT), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tainan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5934-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICOT.2013.6521146
