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Serge Picaud¹, José-Alain Sahel²

¹Inserm, U968, Institut de la Vision, 17, rue Moreau, 75012 Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris-6), UMR S968, Institut de la Vision, 17, rue Moreau, 75012 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR 7210, Institut de la Vision, 17, rue Moreau, 75012 Paris, France; Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild, 75019 Paris, France.

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Summary

Retinal prostheses offer hope for restoring vision in patients with photoreceptor loss. Current devices enable basic visual tasks, but technological advancements are needed for complex visual recognition and navigation.

Keywords:

Blindness Cécité Neuroprostheses Neuroprothèses Rehabilitation Retina Réhabilitation Rétine Vision

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Ophthalmology
Neuroscience

Background:

Retinal diseases like macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa cause photoreceptor loss and blindness.
Retinal prostheses are an emerging technology to restore visual perception in affected patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent clinical results of retinal prostheses.
To discuss technological challenges and future solutions for improving visual restoration.

Main Methods:

Review of recent clinical trials and published data on retinal prostheses.
Analysis of current technological limitations and future research directions.

Main Results:

Clinical trials show retinal prostheses can restore useful vision, enabling tasks like reading and object recognition.
Current devices with limited electrodes (e.g., 60) demonstrate feasibility but require improvement.

Conclusions:

Retinal prostheses are a viable approach for vision restoration.
Increasing electrode number and density is crucial for advanced visual functions like face recognition and navigation.