Development of a Magnetic Attachment Method for Bionic Eye Applications

Kate Fox; Hamish Meffin; Owen Burns; Carla J Abbott; Penelope J Allen; Nicholas L Opie; Ceara McGowan; Jonathan Yeoh; Arman Ahnood; Chi D Luu; Rosemary Cicione; Alexia L Saunders; Michelle McPhedran; Lisa Cardamone; Joel Villalobos; David J Garrett; David AX Nayagam; Nicholas V Apollo; Kumaravelu Ganesan; Mohit N Shivdasani; Alastair Stacey; Mathilde Escudie; Samantha Lichter; Robert K Shepherd; Steven Prawer

Journal article

Development of a Magnetic Attachment Method for Bionic Eye Applications

Kate Fox, Hamish Meffin, Owen Burns, Carla J Abbott, Penelope J Allen, Nicholas L Opie, Ceara McGowan, Jonathan Yeoh, Arman Ahnood, Chi D Luu, Rosemary Cicione, Alexia L Saunders, Michelle McPhedran, Lisa Cardamone, Joel Villalobos, David J Garrett, David AX Nayagam, Nicholas V Apollo, Kumaravelu Ganesan, Mohit N Shivdasani Show all

Artificial Organs | WILEY | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1111/aor.12582

University of Melbourne Researchers

Arman Ahnood Author Physics

Nicholas Opie Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Steven Prawer Author Physics

Robert Shepherd Author Medical Bionics Department

Chi Luu Author Ophthalmology Eye and Ear Hospital

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Grants

Awarded by NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence

Funding Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) through its Special Research Initiative (SRI) in Bionic Vision Science and Technology grant to Bionic Vision Australia (BVA). CERA receives Operational Infrastructure Support from the Victorian Government and is supported by a NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence Award (#529923). The Bionics Institute acknowledges the support received from the Victorian Government through its Operational Infrastructure Program.