About Us

Brain-based devices such as visual neuroprostheses hold great promise for restoring vision to people who have been blinded by degenerative disease of the eye as well as injury or trauma to the visual cortex.
However, clinical experience has shown that the vision restored by current devices differs substantially from normal sight. To avoid hyperbole and misinformation, an independent platform is needed.

The hope is that this platform will serve as an information hub about bionic vision not just to the public but also to newcomers in the field. The public deserves to know about the prospect of bionic vision - its promises, but also its shortcomings and limitations.

Scope

We aim to catalogue all consortia, companies, research groups, and investigators who have contributed to the field of bionic vision. This includes professors, group leaders, lecturers, research directors, postdocs, and related titles. However, we do not currently have the capacity to catalogue every graduate student in the field.

To be considered a "bionic vision technology", a technology should focus on recovering or restoring the visual capabilities of the human eye through the means of an implantable device. This currently includes retinal and cortical implants, optogenetic prostheses, and other brain-computer interfaces for vision. This does not include gene therapy, stem cell therapy, telescopic lenses, smart glasses, or sensory substitution devices—although these are all promising alternatives to the more invasive approaches presented here.