Artificial Vision 2024
The International Symposium on Visual Prosthetics
05. - 06.12.2024, Aachen, Germany
Willkommen
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
it is my great pleasure to invite you all to the 2024 Artificial Vision Conference in Aachen, Germany.
Although, many wonderful ideas how to design a visual neuroprosthesis for the blind had been developed in the past and enormous work was done in many labs, institutes, and clinics around the globe, the sustainable realization of a product providing useful vision for the patients is still not achieved. Clinical trials have been performed on several products in the past with moderate to good success, but it turned out that it is extremely difficult for companies to remain well financed for continuously pursuing research, development, fabrication, service, rehab, clinical trial sponsoring, and many other aspects.
Many lessons have been learned so far and although the translation is still a big problem, the enthusiasm of many researchers to continue the quest for a better visual prosthesis is still unbroken.
The challenge to restore vision in blind patients remained a big task, but over the years, we learned a lot about how to interface the visual system with new materials and electrode designs. We learned how to provide data and energy for high density systems and for larger implants. AI-based algorithms for data processing of the visual input shortly opened new possibilities and the design of stimulus patterns based on simultaneous recording of retinal or cortical activity may also be a wonderful approach to achieve useful percepts with future implants.
Artificial Vision 2024 in Aachen, Germany is the best opportunity to discuss all these new aspects of Visual Neuroprosthetics with colleagues and friends from all over the world.
Sincerely and on behalf of the organizing committee
Peter Walter
Professor of Ophthalmology
RWTH Aachen University
