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Bionic Vision

Bionic Vision. Why Use Bionic Vision?. The technology is here! To cure blindness. To improve quality of life To help in professions such as soldiers, doctors and firefighters. . Major Areas of Bionic Vision. Medical Procedures /curing blindness Contact lenses with a computer chip

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Bionic Vision

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  1. Bionic Vision By Elliot Whaley , Villanova University

  2. Why Use Bionic Vision? • The technology is here! • To cure blindness. • To improve quality of life • To help in professions such as soldiers, doctors and firefighters. By Elliot Whaley , Villanova University

  3. Major Areas of Bionic Vision Medical Procedures /curing blindness Contact lenses with a computer chip Example: Brain machine interface systems (BCI) Example: lenses created by University of Wash. Strengths – Can give vision back to the blind. Strengths: No surgery or glasses needed Weakness-Can be cumbersome due to its size. Weaknesses: They have not been completed so no weaknesses yet. Wearable Vision aids Example: EyeTap Strengths-Can record your life and play it back to you while improving vision. Weakness-Problem of inequiveillance which is the imbalance between surveillance and sousveillance. By Elliot Whaley , Villanova University

  4. BCI(Brain Computer Interface)

  5. Medical Procedures/Curing Blindness • William Dobelle's first prototype was an implant in to a blind man, in 1978. A single-array BCI containing 68 electrodes was implanted onto his visual cortex. • SWAN system which stands for System for Wearable Audio Navigation. utilizes a small laptop, a proprietary tracking chip, GPS, a digital compass, a head tracker, four cameras and light sensor and bone-conduction headphones. These tools provide audio guidance to a person in their surrounding with or without vision. • In 2002, Jens Naumann one of 16 paying patients to receive Dobelle’s second generation implant, one of the first commercial uses of BCIs. By Elliot Whaley , Villanova University

  6. EyeTap • Key Features: • Functions as a camera and display device • Improves vision • Ability to playback past events • Wearable camera phone By Elliot Whaley , Villanova University

  7. Contact Lenses • Desired Functionality: • Ability to zoom in on distant objects • Display information in front of the eye • Wirelessly connect devices such as an iphone to the lenses and display the interface in front of the eye. By Elliot Whaley , Villanova University

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