Conference Abstracts
S.K. Kelly, P. Doyle, O. Mendoza, W.A. Drohan, G.W. Swider, D.B. Shire,
J.L. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo, III.
"Improved Class A Based Transmitter System for Wireless Retinal Implant Data Telemetry."
Conference abstract 4578 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2009.
W.A. Drohan, S.K. Kelly, J.F. Rizzo, III, J.L. Wyatt.
"Electrode and Axon Models."
Conference abstract 4574 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2009.
P. Doyle, S.K. Kelly, O.D. Mendoza, W.A. Drohan, D.B. Shire, J.L. Wyatt,
J.F. Rizzo, III.
"A System for Developing Feature Extraction Algorithms for Retinal Implant Devices."
Conference abstract 4591 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2009.
D.B. Shire, S.K. Kelly, M.D. Gingerich, O. Mendoza, W. Drohan, J. Chen,
J.F. Rizzo, III, J.L. Wyatt.
"Long-Term in vivo Operation of the Wireless Boston Retinal Neuroprosthesis."
Conference abstract 4596 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2009.
D.B. Shire, S.K. Kelly.
"Chronic Implantation of a Wireless Subretinal Neurostimulator in Yucatan Minipigs."
Poster at the Eye and the Chip World Congress on Artificial Vision,
Detroit, MI, June 2008.
G. Swider, W. Drohan, S.J. Kim, J.F. Rizzo, S.K. Kelly, J.L. Wyatt.
"Development of a Wireless Neural Recording System."
Conference abstract 1772 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
April 2008.
J.F. Rizzo, J. Chen, D.B. Shire, S.K. Kelly, M.D. Gingerich, G. Swider,
W. Drohan, J.L. Wyatt.
"Implantation of a Wirelessly Powered Subretinal Prosthesis Using an ab externo
Surgical Technique."
Conference abstract 3027 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
April 2008.
D.B. Shire, S.K. Kelly, M.D. Gingerich, O. Mendoza, G. Swider, W. Drohan,
J. Chen, J.F. Rizzo, J.L. Wyatt.
"Operation of a Wirelessly Powered Subretinal Neurostimulator."
Conference abstract 3031 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
April 2008.
W.A. Drohan, S.K. Kelly, J.F. Rizzo, J.L. Wyatt.
"External Field Firing Thresholds for Neurons."
Conference abstract 3032 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
April 2008.
S.K. Kelly, G.W. Swider, W.A. Drohan, J.L. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo.
"Exploration of Optimal Coil Designs for Retinal Implant Power and Data Telemetry."
Conference abstract 674 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2007.
G.W. Swider, W.A. Drohan, O.R. Ziv, S.K. Kelly, J.L. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo.
"Development of Stimulation/Recording System for Evaluation of Retinal Implants."
Conference abstract 2563 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2007.
W.A. Drohan, S.K. Kelly, J.F. Rizzo, J.L. Wyatt, S.I. Fried.
"Development of Retinal Ganglion Cell Model to Assess Optimal Stimulation Parameters."
Conference abstract 2574 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2007.
S.K. Kelly, M. Markova, L. Theogarajan, W.A. Drohan, G.W.Swider, B. Yomtov,
J.L. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo.
"Development of a Telemetry System for the Boston Retinal Implant."
Conference abstract 3168 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2006.
W.A. Drohan, L. Theogarajan, S.K. Kelly, J.L. Wyatt, B.M. Yomtov, J.F. Rizzo.
"Development of Retinal Implant Driver Software for Retinal Implant Project."
Conference abstract 3167 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2006.
G. Swider, L. Theogarajan, W.A. Drohan, S.K. Kelly, B.M. Yomtov,
J.L. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo.
"Testing and Qualification of the Boston Retinal Implant Chip."
Conference abstract 3187 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2006.
S.K. Kelly, J.L. Wyatt.
"Low-Power Neural Stimulator for a Retinal Prosthesis."
Conference abstract 4174 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
April 2004.
D.B. Shire, M. Gingerich, S. Retterer, L. Theogarajan, S. Kelly, M. Markova,
M. Raj, S. Cogan, J. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo.
"Design and Fabrication of an Ab Externo Retinal Prosthesis."
Conference abstract 4177 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
April 2004.
S.K. Kelly, J.L. Wyatt.
"Low-Power Techniques for a Retinal Prosthesis."
Conference abstract 5064 for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
May 2003.
Invited Seminar Lectures
S.K. Kelly.
"Functional Vision for the Blind: The Boston Retinal Implant."
Boston Chapter of the IEEE Society on
Social Implications of Technology, September 22, 2008.
S.K. Kelly.
"The Boston Retinal Implant Project: Overview and Current VLSI Research."
Tufts University Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering Seminar Series, March 7, 2006.
S.K. Kelly.
"Explanation of the Boston Retinal Implant Project."
Classroom lecture
for ages 4-13, Portmagee Gaelic School, Portmagee, Co. Kerry, Ireland,
October 12, 2006.
Press
"Plugging into the Eye, With a New Design"
Anne Eisenberg, New York Times, 2009.
"Stimulating Sight: Retinal Implant Could Help Restore Useful Level Of
Vision To Certain Groups Of Blind People"
Science Daily, 2009.
"MIT creating microchip that could restore vision"
Computerworld.com, 2009.
"Implant Stimulates Sight" Photonics.com, 2009.
"Stimulating Sight"
Anne Trafton, MIT News Office, 2009.
"Medical Grants a Boon for Mass."
Carolyn Johnson, Boston Globe, 2009.
"Longer-Lasting Artificial Eyes" Katherine Bourzac, Technology Review, 2008.
Interview on the Boston Retinal Implant Project, Jon MacLean, WBZ Radio,
Technology News, 2008.
"Researchers Create Bionic Eye Prototype, Render Guide Dogs Obsolete"
Adrian Covert, Gizmodo.com, 2008.
"Eyes on Prize: Visionary Device Gives Hope" Eva Wolchover, Boston Herald, 2008.
