A clear view: How a local startup is building a better bionic eye
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A clear view: How a local startup is building a better bionic eye

Publication Title
Ottawa Citizen
Publication/Creation Date
October 28 2016
Creators/Contributors
IBIONICS (creator)
Ross Cheriton (creator)
Suzanne Grant (creator)
University Of Ottawa (contributor)
University Of Melbourne (contributor)
Joanne Laucius (creator)
Stanford University (contributor)
Media Type
Newspaper Article
Persuasive Intent
Information
Discursive Type
Inventions
Description
The next step in retinal implants — also known as the “bionic eye” — is a computer chip so small a dozen of them could easily fit on a thumbnail. Ross Cheriton, a PhD student in physics at the University of Ottawa, is working with the Ottawa-Gatineau startup company iBIONICS to develop a solution to power this chip when it is implanted in the eye.
HCI Platform
Embeddable
Relation to Body
On
Related Body Part
Eye
Augments
Seeing, Living
Technology Keywords
Bionic Eyes, Photonics, Microchips, Retinal Implant, Retinal Prothesis System, Prosthetic Eyes
Keywords
Medical, Blind And Low Vision, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Optic Nerve
Marketing Keywords
Diamond Eye, Lieutenant Geordi La Forge, Star Trek
Source
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/a-clear-view-how-a-local-startup-is-building-a-better-bionic-eye
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Related Items
IBIONICS
Ross Cheriton
Suzanne Grant
University Of Ottawa
University Of Melbourne
Ottawa Citizen
Joanne Laucius
Stanford University
Date archived
November 9 2016
Last edited
July 5 2021
How to cite this entry
IBIONICS, Ross Cheriton, Suzanne Grant, Joanne Laucius. (October 28 2016). "A clear view: How a local startup is building a better bionic eye". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa Citizen. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/1836