2. A
SEMINAR PRESENTATION ON
“BIONIC EYE”
B Y: N AY E E M K A L B U R G I
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B L D E A’ S C E T B I J A P U R

3. AGENDA
 INTRODUCTION
 HISTORY
 BIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
 TECHNOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
 HOW OUR RETINA WORKS?
 BLINDNESS
 THE BIONIC SYSTEM
 ONGOING PROJECTS
 CASE STUDIES
 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

4. Introduction
 Bionic
 Derivation of the word “BIONIC”(BIo+electrONIC )
 Definition
History
 The word “BIONIC” was coined by Jack E Steele
 Bionic eye was designed by Mr. Gregg Suaning
Biological considerations
Technological considerations

5. HOW OUR RETINA WORKS?

6.  BLINDNESS MEANS LOSS OF VISION.
 A COMPLETELY BLIND INDIVISUAL UNABLE TO SEE
ANYTHING EVEN WITH THE USE OF EYE GLASSES ,
CONTACT LENSES , MEDICINE OR SURGERY.
 8O% OF BLINDNESS OCCURS IN PEOPLE OVER 50
YEARS OLD.
 COMMON CAUSES :- MACULAR DEGENERATION ,
TRAUMATIC INJURIES , GLAUCOMA etc.
 LESS COMMON CAUSES :- VIT-A DEFICIENCY ,
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA , RETINOPATHY OF
PREMATURITY etc.
B L I N D N E S S

7. THE BIONIC SYSTEM
1: Camera on glasses views image
2: Signals are sent to hand-held device
3: Processed information is sent back to glasses and wirelessly transmitted to receiver under
surface of eye
4: Receiver sends information to electrodes in retinal implant
5: Electrodes stimulate retina to send information to brain

9. T H E C H I P I S B E H I N D T H E
R E T I N A A T T H E B A C K O F
E Y E B A L L
T H E H U M A N E Y E W I T H
E X T E R N A L C A M E R A

10. SOME ONGOING PROJECTS
Implantable Miniature Telescope
Artificial Silicon Retina(ASR)
Harvard /MIT Retinal Implant
Dobelle eye
MARC Technology
Argus
Holographic Technology
Virtual Retinal Display(VRD) etc…

11. Case Study
 Mr. Peter Lane case

12. A DVA N TAG E S
 Compact Size – 6x6 mm
 Diagnostic Capability
 Reduction of stress upon
retina
D I S A DVA N TAG E S
 Costly
 If a single part of the chip
is damaged the total
technique will be
meaningless.

13. C O N C L U S I O N
 Re sea rcher s t h roughout t h e wo rld h ave l o oked
fo r way s to i mp rove p e op le's l i ve s w i t h a r t if i ci al,
b i on i c d evices.
 B i o n ic d evi ces a r e b e in g d eveloped to d o m ore
t h a n r e p l a ce d e fec tive p a r t s.
 Re sea rcher s a r e a l s o u s i n g t h em to f i g h t
i l l n esses.
 P rov idin g p ower to r u n b i on i c i mp lan ts a n d
m a k in g c o n n ection s to t h e b r a in 's c o n trol
s y s tem p o se t h e t wo g r e a t c h a l len ges fo r
b i omedi cal e n g in eerin g.
 S c i en tist a r e n ow l o ok in g a t d evi ces l i ke b i on ic
a r m s, to n gu es, n o ses et c .

14. Thank you…

16. Happy to
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