intelligent retina project, usa is settled in changsha economic development zone, which can help the blind to restore useful vision and improve the quality of life
hunan provincial government attaches great importance to the project, and will fully support and serve the landing of the project. it is hoped that the project will be constructed and put into operation and benefit the blind as soon as possible.
video information from the external camera is wirelessly transmitted to the internal implant after data conversion, and the microelectrode transmits the video information to the brain via the available nerve cells in the macular area of the retina by electrical stimulation, so that the blind can restore vision. by implanting micro electrode array into eyes, the intelligent retina technology of golden eye bionics, llc. is the only long-term safe and reliable technique for the treatment of retinopathy blind people and is a way to help these blind people to recover their sense of vision. at the same time, intelligent retina technology can help the blind to restore vision and bring very considerable social benefits. golden eye bionics, llc. plans to complete the first surgical operation for the next generation intelligent retina product in china prior to april 2019.
mark humayun expressed that golden eye bionics, llc. would carry out scientific research innovation in ophthalmology on the basis of intelligent retina project, promote ophthalmology education, and raise the international profile of the city, attract more high-tech projects in changsha, form a high-tech ecosphere of ophthalmology, and build changsha into the "ophthalmic capital of the world".
sui zhongcheng welcomes to the settlement of the intelligent retina project in changsha economic and technological development zone. he said that hunan had strong development strength in agriculture, industry, science and technology and other fields. our country sets the goal of "made in china 2025", and hunan province is also working to build a "strong province of manufacturing." the signing of the next generation intelligent retina project is an important progress in the field of manufacturing in changsha, as well as an important symbol of the development of intelligent manufacturing in changsha. it not only brings science and technology at the forefront of the world, but also builds a bridge between changsha economic and technological development zone and the world, and add new momentum to the innovation and transformation of the industrial zone.
currently, there are more than 40 million blind people in the world, with more than 8 million in china. it is mark humayun's dream to let more blind friends restore their sight again. in 2002, mark humayun invited prof. yu-chong tai, the founder of department of medical engineering in california institute of technology and prof. robert grubbs, the winner of nobel prize in chemistry of 2005 from california institute of technology to join in the research and development of the next generation intelligent retina products. through 15 years of efforts, they made a great breakthrough in increasing of the number of electrode channels, chip integration, device packaging and other technical bottlenecks, developed the next generation intelligent retina products, and significantly reduced the production costs. in the next phase, golden eye bionics, llc will recruit hundreds of ophthalmologists around the world. it is planned to build an international top ophthalmic clinical research hospital in changsha in august 2021. in this regard, mark humayun said life is hard for the blind, and our project and technology would allow these patients to regain some vision. the existing technology allowed them to see larger objects. we hoped that our technology can help them to read and recognize faces in the future.
