Argus 2 Research Paper
The Argus II
Have you ever wonder if there is some type of device that can help heal the blind? Brian Mech, who is vice president of Second Sight Medical Products, had created the Argus II. This device was created for those who suffer from a genetic disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa or RP. The disease causes someone to lose vison because the retina isn’t functioning properly. The Argus II can actually send a signal to the implanted chip in the back of the eye’s retina and translates the directives into sight. The humanitarian device is able to change lives for those who struggle from the RP disease.
Retinitis Pigmentosa is an inherited disease that causes the victim to lose their vision from the collapse of a rod photoreceptor cell in the retina. You lose eye sight and the ability to tell whether it is light or dark in a setting. This disease is horrible to go through, because the person experiencing it loses their vison very slowly. It usually starts in the teenage years, and the disease takes vision from both eyes, but usually not at the same time. The effects of RP can make the victim have a hearing loss. It is the …show more content…
The Argus II is also known as the bionic eye. The bionic eye basically involves the doctor to place an artificial retina, which has a chip that would connect to the glasses. The glasses have wireless powers that can translate signals into vision. When you see these glasses you can tell there’s a lot going on. The glasses have an antenna, camera, and a video processing unit or VPU connected to it. There are three steps to how this all works. The camera takes a picture, which is then processed into electrical impulses, and then the impulses are directed to the chip through the wireless receiver. The signals are sent to the optic nerve in the brain. The cells that haven't been damaged by the eye disease are stimulated by the pulses, which then allows the brain to catch light
Have you ever wonder if there is some type of device that can help heal the blind? Brian Mech, who is vice president of Second Sight Medical Products, had created the Argus II. This device was created for those who suffer from a genetic disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa or RP. The disease causes someone to lose vison because the retina isn’t functioning properly. The Argus II can actually send a signal to the implanted chip in the back of the eye’s retina and translates the directives into sight. The humanitarian device is able to change lives for those who struggle from the RP disease.
Retinitis Pigmentosa is an inherited disease that causes the victim to lose their vision from the collapse of a rod photoreceptor cell in the retina. You lose eye sight and the ability to tell whether it is light or dark in a setting. This disease is horrible to go through, because the person experiencing it loses their vison very slowly. It usually starts in the teenage years, and the disease takes vision from both eyes, but usually not at the same time. The effects of RP can make the victim have a hearing loss. It is the …show more content…
The Argus II is also known as the bionic eye. The bionic eye basically involves the doctor to place an artificial retina, which has a chip that would connect to the glasses. The glasses have wireless powers that can translate signals into vision. When you see these glasses you can tell there’s a lot going on. The glasses have an antenna, camera, and a video processing unit or VPU connected to it. There are three steps to how this all works. The camera takes a picture, which is then processed into electrical impulses, and then the impulses are directed to the chip through the wireless receiver. The signals are sent to the optic nerve in the brain. The cells that haven't been damaged by the eye disease are stimulated by the pulses, which then allows the brain to catch light