Status: Recruiting
A Phase I Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) for People With Blindness
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of producing artificial vision in persons with blindness. Study participants will have wireless electrical stimulators implanted into the cortical vision processing areas of their brains. The ability of the participants to perceive artificial vision in response to electrical stimulation will be assessed.
Participants needed: 5
Trial details
Age: 19-70Biological sex: AllType: InterventionalSponsor: Illinois Institute of TechnologyUpdated: Jun 3, 2026Locations: 1
Eligibility criteria
No light perception or bare light perception, in each eye in accordance with rel... [+11]
Poor adjustment to blindness, or vision loss within the last year. [+16]