About BVA

Bionic Vision Australia (BVA) is a national consortium of researchers working together to develop a bionic eye that can restore the sense of vision to people with vision impairment due to retinal degenerative conditions such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.

The Australian bionic eye project brings together a cross-disciplinary group of world-leading experts in the fields of ophthalmology, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering and materials science, neuroscience, vision science, psychophysics, wireless integrated-circuit design, and surgical, preclinical and clinical practice.

In December 2009, the Australian Federal Government awarded a $42 million ARC grant to Bionic Vision Australia to develop bionic vision technology.

Find out more about our:

• research plan
• research partners
• the research team and
• the BVA Board.