Articles from 2008
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EETimes "ICs poised to get under your Skin", 22.04.2008 [130.33 KB]
korean
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ONS Super Site "Retina/Vitreous" , 21.02.2008 [1.23 MB]
Chinese article
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Albrecht Rothermel featured in EE Times, 11.02.2008 [773.76 KB]
ICs poised to get under you skin
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zillion business review, Edition 23, 01.02.2008 [1.1 MB]
Restoring partial vision to completely blind patients
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Punjab Newsline, 18.01.2008 [727.6 KB]
German Bionic eye brings the ray of hope for blinds
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ONS SuperSite, 17.01.2008 [1.43 MB]
Subretinal implant shows promise to restore vision in some patients
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Motor for Innovations, 11.01.2008 [670.49 KB]
Strategies of the Cluster MicroTEC Südwest improve the competitiveness of industries
Articles from 2007
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Uitzicht Retina Nederland 2007 "Retina-implantaat", 20.10.2007 [444.01 KB]
Na da gebruikelijke voorstellingsronde is het woord aan mw. Dr. Anna Bruckmann van de universiteitsoogkliniek te Tuebingen in Duitsland...
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Legal structure change, 01.10.2007 [54.74 KB]
Retina Implant assumes new role as corporation
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Partially Restored Vision (Digital Planet, BBC World Service, 23.07.2007), 23.07.2007 [4.65 MB]
Interview with Dr. Walter-G. Wrobel, CEO of Retina Implant GmbH.
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Subretinal implant shows promise to restore vision in some patients, 01.07.2007 [396.84 KB]
An external energy supply increases the prosthesis’ capacity to provide accurate neuronal stimulation
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The Times (London), Supplement , 15.06.2007 [104.63 KB]
Scientists implant hope of a brighter future
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The Economist Technology Quarterly "Seeing the light", 01.06.2007 [1.5 MB]
Visual implants: An electronic retinal implant uses technology borrowed from digital cameras to restore some sight to the blind
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Visual implants - Seeing the light (Economist, 08.05.2007), 08.05.2007 [64.1 KB]
These days, using silicon chips to allow machines to see is commonplace. So why not use them to restore sight to the blind? That is the reasoning behind a study being carried out in the eye hospitals of Tübingen and Regensburg universities, in Germany.
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I saw the light, says blind man with bionic eye (Sunday Telegraph, 24.04.2007), 24.04.2007 [37 KB]
For Daniel Brueck, it truly looked like the light at the end of the tunnel. First his eyes could distinguish brightness from darkness, and then, slowly the shapes of objects in a room.
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Thai article (bioon, 26.03.2007), 26.03.2007 [352.9 KB]
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Chip przywraca wzrok (Racjonalista, 26.03.2007), 26.03.2007 [93.79 KB]
Pierwsze testy z użyciem światłoczułych chipow wszczepionych do oka wykazują, że urządzenia takie mogą przywrocić wzrok niektorym niewidomym pacjentom. To kolejny krok w wysoce konkurencyjnym wyścigu do wynalezienia bionicznego oka, ktore rozwiąże problem ślepoty.
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Részlegesen visszanyert látás az új műretinával (origio egészség, 23.03.2007), 23.03.2007 [216.13 KB]
Napjainkban világszerte számos kutatás zajlik a vak emberek látá-sának visszaállítására. Német kutatók most új megközelítéssel próbálkoztak egy szembe ültethető, látássegítő eszköz kifejlesztése érdekében - írja a Nature című folyóirat.
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Electronic light-sensitive chip may restore vision in some blind patients (Yahoo India, 22.03.2007), 22.03.2007 [34.77 KB]
German researchers have found that an electronically boosted light-sensitive chip has the potential to restore sight to some blind patients. Eberhart Zrenner, executive director of the Eye Hospital at the University of Tübingen, announced at a recent press conference the findings of the test, the first of its kind.
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A chip in the eye boosts sight (nature.com, 21.03.2007), 21.03.2007 [64.38 KB]
The first test of an electrically boosted light-sensitive electronic chip implanted into the eye shows that it can restore sight to some blind patients. This is another step in what is now a highly competitive - and commercial - global race to help the blind see again.
Articles from 2006
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The emerging nanomedicine landscape (Nature biotechnology), 01.10.2006 [304.76 KB]
A global survey of companies pursuing nanomedicine indicates that nanotechnology is taking root in the drug and medical device industry.
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Financial Times Deutschland "Der schwere Weg von der Idee bis zu Therapie"", 14.07.2006 [12.06 KB]
Zehn Jahre lang mussten sich Eberhart Zrenner und sein Mitarbeiter gedulden - vor wenigen Monaten konnte der Leiter der Tübinger Universitäts-Augenklinik den heiß ersehnten Etappensieg seines Teams vermelden:
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A Vision for the Blind (Science, 26May06), 26.05.2006 [377.08 KB]
Stimulating single electrodes produced pea-sized spots of light an arm´s length away. Switching on all 16 electrodes creadted a square; flipping on four in a row lit up a line the size of a large match, Zrenner and his colleagues reported at ARVO.
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Science "A Vision for The Blind", 26.05.2006 [377.08 KB]
Early-stage artificial "eyes" are competing in the clinic, giving blind volunteers a glimpse of the future
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Germany`s Retina Implant shows the visually impaired a ray of light, 16.03.2006 [63.36 KB]
Patients who were previously blind have been able to identify electrical stimulus patterns composed of identical dots; said Walter G. Wrobel, chairman of the Retina Implant´s management board.
Articles from 2004 and older
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Bionity "Rund eine Million Euro von Privatinvestoren für Medizintechnik-Unternehmen Retina Implant", 20.05.2004 [12.85 KB]
Die Retina Implant AG entwickelt einen elektronischen Chip, der ins Auge unter die Netzhaut implantiert wird und dadurch vielen Blinden einen Teil ihres Sehvermögens zurückgeben wird.
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The Wallstreet Journal "Artificial Vision Offers Ray of Hope for Blind", 27.08.2003 [207.1 KB]
Connie Schoeman began losing her vision in 1957 and is now blind. But since doctors placed a thin strip of electronics onto the back of her right eye in March, she has seen spots of light and bright shapes.
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Science "Will Retinal Implants Restore Vision?", 08.02.2002 [449.67 KB]
A number of research groups are developing electrical implants that can be attached directly to the retina in an attempt to restore vision to patients suffering from retinal degeneration. However, despite promising results in animal experiments, there are still several major obstacles to overcome before retinal prostheses can be used clinically.