BIONIC EYE

Presented by V.Avinash

Overview
1.Introduction 2.Eye defects 3.Bionic Eye Approaches 4.MARC 5.ASR 6.Advantages & Disadvantages 7.Future Scopes

Introduction

A Bionic Eye is a device, which acts as an artificial eye. It is a broad term for the entire electronics system consisting of the image sensors, processors, radio transmitters &receivers, and the retinal chip

Eye Defects .
1.RETINIS PIGMENTOSA
Caused by the breakdown in the function of rods &cones

2. MACULAR DEGENERATION Retinal Pigment Epithelium gradually wears out

Bionic Eye:Two Approaches

MARC-Multiple Unit Artificial Retina Chipset ASR-Artificial Silicon Retina

Multiple Unit Artificial Retina Chipset (MARC) The Concept

Artificial Silicon Retina: The Second Approach

The ASR is a silicon chip 2 mm in diameter and 1/1000 inch in thickness.

It contains approximately3,500 microscopic solar cells called microphotodiodes, each having its own stimulating electrode.

These microphotodiodes are designed to convert the light energy from images into thousands of tiny electrical impulses

Adv: Receives power from light entering the eye

Eliminates use of power supplies

The Resolution Challenge

The Images
The top image shows the raw output of the retina chip.

The middle one a picture processed from it.

The third shows how a moving face would appear.

Advantages
Assist people suffering from RP&AMD

Quite durable last for atleast 10yrs inside eye. Easy surgical methods involved Small component size Reduction of stress upon the retina

Disadvantages

Donot restore perfect vision but gives sense of surroundings Only effective for people who once had sight Optic nerves should be functional atleast partiallly Highly Expensive

Future scopes

Face recognition use of 1000 electrodes Bionic eye to work beyond capability of human eye. Detect X-ray,infrared,night vsion. Reduced cost

Conclusion

Artificial Eye is such a revolution in medical science field which help the blind people to be able to find their way, recognize faces, read books, above all lead an independent life