Dr. Hamish Meffin will provide an overview of the retinal implant research program of Bionic Vision Australia, a national consortium of researchers working together to develop a bionic eye.  His talk will include a summary of results from patients.

Retinal implants aim to restore some level of functional vision to patients with degenerative retinal diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa, through electrical stimulation of surviving neurons.

Meffin is a senior research fellow at the National Vision Institute and Department of Optometry & Visual Science at the University of Melbourne.