This groundbreaking surgery was made possible by multi-disciplinary teams working together, including Bionic Vision Australia, Bionics Institute, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital and funding from the Australian Government.
This is an early prototype – the patient can see different shaped flashes of light depending on the stimulation she receives, but this is grounds for a promising future. This prototype has no external camera, but a camera is planned for the next stage of development.