As visual prostheses continue to evolve, assessing their efficacy assumes paramount
importance. This chapter identifies some of the key questions and issues that arise when …

Now that technology has the capability to provide ultra-low vision to individuals who are
functionally blind, there is a recognized need for vision rehabilitation to become part of the …

Patient-reported outcome measures have gained an important role in clinical trials,
especially for novel treatments where the patient's opinion on quality of life and functional …

Vision restoration through retinal, optic nerve, and cortical implants is no longer just the stuff
of fantasy. The design and development of visual prostheses rapidly move from the …

In the field of prosthetic vision, functional assessment refers to tests that capture a person's
ability to use vision to perform everyday tasks. That includes assessments ranging from …

Background Research groups and funding agencies need a functional assessment suitable
for an ultra‐low vision population to evaluate the impact of new vision‐restoration …

This report provides a brief overview of blinding eye diseases for which prosthetic vision
may hold promise as a treatment modality, and of current and near-term technological …

This chapter presents qualitative aspects of prosthetic vision, methods to assess the benefits
of retinal implants, and the approach for prosthetic vision rehabilitation. Prosthetic vision …

Visual impairing eye diseases are the major frontier facing ophthalmic research today in
light of our rapidly aging population. The visual skills necessary for improving the quality of …

Purpose: Visual prosthetics are a promising assistive technology for vision loss, yet research
often overlooks the human aspects of this technology. While previous studies focus on the …