Low Vision Guide

The Artificial Retina Project sponsored by the US Dept of Energy will soon be implanting artificial retinas with over 200 electrodes. Current implants have 60. They are also investigating the use of photosynthetic cells from algae as potentially higher efficiency replacements for the metal electrodes currently used.  See the Artificial Retina News for more details.

People with Stargardt’s disease may be the first to be treated with human stem cells.  Clinical trials of the RPE regeneration therapy may begin in early 2010. See the news article in the Daily Mail.