New Nano-Implant Could One Day Help Restore Sight From: Medical Design Technology - 03/14/2017 A team of engineers at the University of California-San Diego and La Jolla-based startup Nanovision Biosciences Inc. have developed the nanotechnology and wireless electronics for a new type of retinal prosthesis that brings research a step closer to restoring the ability of neurons in the retina to respond to light. The researchers demonstrated this response to light in a rat retina interfacing with a prototype of the device in vitro. The technology could help tens of millions of people worldwide suffering from neurodegenerative diseases that affect eyesight, including macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and loss of vision due to diabetes. The new prosthesis relies on two groundbreaking technologies. One consists of arrays of silicon nanowires that simultaneously sense light and electrically stimulate the retina accordingly. The nanowires give the prosthesis higher resolution than anything achieved by other devices--closer to the dense spacing of photoreceptors in the human retina. The other breakthrough is a wireless device that can transmit power and data to the nanowires over the same wireless link at record speed and energy efficiency. Read the entire article at: https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2017/03/new-nano-implant-could-one-day-help-restore-sight Link: Retinal Implant Built with Nanotechnology and Wireless Electronics https://www.ecnmag.com/blog/2017/03/retinal-implant-built-nanotechnology-and-wireless-electronics Related: Bionic Vision System Earns CE Market Approval https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/07/bionic-vision-system-earns-ce-market-approval A Closer Look at the Eye: Researchers Develop New Retinal Imaging Technique http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2017/01/closer-look-eye-researchers-develop-new-retinal-imaging-technique Scientists Will Soon Start Trials for Fully Implantable Bionic Eye https://www.mdtmag.com/videos/2016/01/scientists-will-soon-start-trials-fully-implantable-bionic-eye