Professor Robert MacLaren
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The Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology and the Oxford Eye Hospital at the John Radcliffe Hospital will be conducting a clinical trial to assess the electronic retina implant over the course of 2011-2012.
To be eligible for the trial in Oxford, participants need to be UK citizens who are now blind but have previously had at least 12 years of vision.
The implant is suitable only for people who have lost all their sight from retinitis pigmentosa (able to see flashes of light only).
Anyone who still has enough vision to be able to see shapes or objects would not be eligible.
Potential participants who are not from the UK should contact Retina Implant AG which is the company that manufactures the device, to see if future trials are planned in their own country.
UK citizens who feel they may be eligible to enter the trial should arrange for a referral from their GP to the Oxford Eye Hospital.
Please note that this is a trial, not a treatment, and there are still several unknowns about the level of vision that might be restored. Also participants should be prepared to make several visits to the Oxford Eye Hospital during the first year.
For further information please contact the research team at the following email address: OEHResearch@gmail.com|
Professor Robert MacLaren
Contact: The Research Team
Contact Details:
OEHResearch@gmail.com|