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Telescopic Implants

Telescopic Implants. BME 281 Joseph Cullen. Macular degeneration?. Effects the elderly A build up of deposits called drusen on Macula Creates blind spot Peripheral Vision is typically not effected. Solution. Visioncare Inc. Implantable Miniture Telescope (IMT) 35 min Surgery.

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Telescopic Implants

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  1. Telescopic Implants BME 281 Joseph Cullen

  2. Macular degeneration? • Effects the elderly • A build up of deposits called drusen on Macula • Creates blind spot • Peripheral Vision is typically not effected.

  3. Solution • Visioncare Inc. • Implantable Miniture Telescope (IMT) • 35 min Surgery

  4. How it works • Implant is able to magnify the vision to about 2.5 times its original size • Makes picture big enough that you can see around the blind spot • Takes away peripheral vision

  5. Benefits • Ability to recognize faces is restored • Able to read • Ability to perform daily activities, cooking cleaning, etc.

  6. Side effects • Cornea swelling • Cornea implant • Extensive therapy for proper use

  7. Future • An implant of less cost (current: $15,000) • Solution that corrects the problem rather than just going around it • A more general solution

  8. Sources • Dagda, Ruben. "Telescopic Implants Reverse Blindness in Macular Degeneration Patients - Pittsburgh Medical Technology | Examiner.com." Welcome to Examiner.com | Examiner.com. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://www.examiner.com/medical-technology-in-pittsburgh/telescopic-implants- reverse-blindness-macular-degeneration-patients>. • Davis, By Linsey. "FDA Approves Procedure That Inserts Telescope Into Eye Giving Those Suffering From Macular Degeneration Their Vision Back - ABC News." ABCNews.com: Daily News, Breaking News and Video Broadcasts - ABC News. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://abcnews.go.com/WN/fda- approves-procedure-inserts-telescope-eye-giving-suffering/story?id=11121305>. • Osborne, Doug. "New Telescopic Eye Implant Gets FDA Approval – Tech Products & Geek News." Geek.com. 9 July 2010. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://www.geek.com/articles/news/new-telescopic- eye-implant-gets-fda-approval-2010079/>. • Saenz, Aaron Saenz. "Implantable Eye Telescope That Treats AMD Now FDA Approved | Singularity Hub." Singularity Hub | The Future Is Here Today…Robotics, Genetics, AI, Longevity, The Brain…. 8 July 2010. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://singularityhub.com/2010/07/08/implantable-eye- telescope-that-treats-amd-finally-gets-fda-approval/>. • "VisionCare Corporate: Our Technology." VisionCare Corporate: Home. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http:// www.visioncareinc.net/technology>. • "WHAT IS MACULAR DEGENERATION?" MD SUPPORT. ED. MARTIN A. MAINSTER. 3 SEPT. 2009. WEB. 09 NOV. 2011. <HTTP://WWW.MDSUPPORT.ORG/LIBRARY/MD_DESCRIPTION.HTML>.

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