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The First Ideas
These where the first days of creation of the bionic eye by Gregg Suaning and Nigel Lovell. -
Gregg Sauning Leaves For More Education
In early 2002 Gregg Sauning moved to the Univerisity of Newcastle for more training. -
50,000 People Declared Legally Blind
In 2004 it was declared that 50,000 people were legally blind in Australia and so the bionic eye was seen as unnecersary. -
Gregg Suaning and Nigel Lovell attend Eye and Chip Congress
Gregg Suaning and Nigel Lovell attend Eye and Chip Congress in Detroit, sponsored by the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmolgy. -
Gregg Sauning Returns
In late 2007 Gregg Sauning returns to UNSW (Univerisity of New South Wales) as an associalte professor. -
BVA Was Awarded $42 million To Develop The Bionic Eye
Over a four year period begining on the 1st of January Australian Federal Government awarded a $42 million ARC grant to Bionic Vision Australia to develop bionic vision technology. -
Kevin Rudd Launches BVA
Kevin Rudd launched Bionic Vision Australia, a group fromed of Australian Vision Prosthesis Group at UNSW, University of Melbourne, University of Western Sydney, Australian National University, Centre for Eye Research Australia, the Bionic Ear Institute and NICTA. -
First Advanced Prototype of The 98 Electrode Bionic Eye
The first advanced prototype of the bionic eye was released. -
A Year Away From The Finished Product of the 98 Electrode Bionic Eye
BVA are approximately a year away from completing the fifteen year project. -
Human Trials Begin
The first human trials are planned to take place. -
Expected Finish Date of The 98 Electrode Bionic Eye
The bionic eye is on track to be finished by 2014 -
Prototype of A Higher Resolution Bionic Eye
The high definition prototype consisting of 1000 electrodes is to be ready for testing.