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Contact Information:
Sheila Nirenberg
Department of Physiology
And Biophysics
Weill Medical college Of
Cornell University
1300 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Office Phone: (212)746-6372
Lab phone: (212)746-5666
Fax: (212)746-8690
Email: shn2010@med.cornell.edu
Recently, there's been media coverage about a treatment for blindness we're developing through the company Bionic Sight. Here we summarize and provide the science behind it.
- Positive interim results in Bionic Sight's optogenetic gene therapy trial Presentation in conference entitled "Gene Therapy for Ophthalmic Disorders", Sept, 2021.
- First Four Patients in Bionic Sight's Optogenetic Gene Therapy Trial are Able to Detect Light and Motion GlobeNewswire, March 30, 2021.
- Bionic Sight’s Optogenetic Therapy Enables Blind Patients to Detect Light and Motion in Early Trial Foundation Fighting Blindness, Eye on the Cure Research News, March 30, 2021.
- NBC news (Dec, 2018).
- What if robots could process visual information the way humans do? TEDMED talk.
- Bloomberg Documentary (~7 min long).
- BBC Documentary (~4 min long).
- Professor at Weill Cornell wins MacArthur "Genius" Award.
- A prosthetic eye to treat blindness,
TED talk.
TED talk Q&A.
-
Retinal prosthetic strategy
with the capacity to restore normal vision,
Nirenberg, S., Pandarinath, C.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (2012).
See also supporting information.
Contact Information:
Sheila Nirenberg
Department of Physiology
And Biophysics
Weill Medical college Of
Cornell University
1300 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Office Phone: (212)746-6372
Lab phone: (212)746-5666
Fax: (212)746-8690
Email: shn2010@med.cornell.edu
Recently, there's been media coverage about a treatment for blindness we're developing through the company Bionic Sight. Here we summarize and provide the science behind it.
- Positive interim results in Bionic Sight's optogenetic gene therapy trial Presentation in conference entitled "Gene Therapy for Ophthalmic Disorders", Sept, 2021.
- First Four Patients in Bionic Sight's Optogenetic Gene Therapy Trial are Able to Detect Light and Motion GlobeNewswire, March 30, 2021.
- Bionic Sight’s Optogenetic Therapy Enables Blind Patients to Detect Light and Motion in Early Trial Foundation Fighting Blindness, Eye on the Cure Research News, March 30, 2021.
- NBC news (Dec, 2018).
- What if robots could process visual information the way humans do? TEDMED talk.
- Bloomberg Documentary (~7 min long).
- BBC Documentary (~4 min long).
- Professor at Weill Cornell wins MacArthur "Genius" Award.
- A prosthetic eye to treat blindness,
TED talk.
TED talk Q&A.
-
Retinal prosthetic strategy
with the capacity to restore normal vision,
Nirenberg, S., Pandarinath, C.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (2012).
See also supporting information.