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CLINICAL TRIAL
BEGINS FOR AN
ARTIFICIAL
VISION SYSTEM
PHILIP R. TROYK, PRINCIPAL
INVESTIGATOR FOR THE
INTRACORTICAL VISUAL
PROSTHESIS PROJECT,
EXPLAINS HOW IT WORKS
A miniaturised, wireless stimulators to help
clinical trial for an artificial vision
explore whether individuals with no sight
system was recently launched
by the researchers at the Illinois
Institute of Technology. This first-of-its- can visualise rendered images in real-
time through visual perception. The ICVP
kind clinical trial has the potential to system allows devices to be implanted
restore a partial vision to people who have for an extended period of time that may
lost their sight. help the recipient learn how to use the
This is the first intracortical visual device. It is also offers a unique advantage
system, also known as the Intracortical to researchers by providing them ample
Visual Prosthesis (ICVP), that connects time to explore how the device can work
directly to the brain’s visual cortex, effectively.
bypassing the retina and optic nerves.
According to a statement from Illinois
The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis Tech, this particular system was developed
System uses a group of fully implanted, by a multi-institutional team led by Philip
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