Bringing Sight to the Blind
From: R&D Magazine - 08/2005 - page 20

Dr. Mark Humayun has seen the world. Now he’s helping others see it too with
the creation of the artificial retina. 

Dr. Mark Humayun, a professor of ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine
and associate director of research at the Doheny Eye Institute at the
University of Southern California, has pioneered new ways of helping the
blind to see. He is doing this is by melding high-tech materials and
technology with advanced surgical methods to restore sight to those who until
now had little hope of ever seeing again.  

Humayun, a doctor of ophthalmology who holds a PhD in biomedical engineering,
is R&D Magazine's 2005 Innovator of the Year. The award is being presented to
Humayun for his work on retinal implants and in recognition for his lifelong
quest to helping the blind to see. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.rdmag.com/ShowPR.aspx?PUBCODE=014&ACCT=1400000100&ISSUE=0508&RELTYPE=CVS&PRODCODE=00000000&PRODLETT=CB

Links:
Doheny Eye Institute
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/doheny/

Keck School of Medicine
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/index.html