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Title: Artificial Retina Project: Final Report for CRADA ORNL 01-0625

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1023749· OSTI ID:1023749

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Artificial Retina Project is a collaborative, multi-institutional effort to develop an implantable microelectronic retinal prosthesis that restores useful vision to people blinded by retinal diseases. The ultimate goal of the project is to restore reading ability, facial recognition, and unaided mobility in people with retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. The project taps into the unique research technologies and resources developed at DOE national laboratories to surmount the many technical challenges involved with developing a safe, effective, and durable product. The research team includes six DOE national laboratories, four universities, and private industry.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1023749
Report Number(s):
ORNL 01-0625
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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