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About Monash Vision Group

Monash Vision Group (MVG) is a Melbourne-based collaborative partnership between Monash University, Alfred Health, MiniFab and Grey Innovation. MVG's primary goal is to develop a clinically viable cortical vision prosthesis to restore vision in blind individuals. Since receiving an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant in 2010, MVG has successfully manufactured and tested a wireless, implantable system that can deliver complex electrical signals directly to the visual cortex.

By bypassing damage to the eye and optic nerve, the prosthesis is designed to treat people who have lost their sight from a range of causes, such as glaucoma, acquired retinal disease or traumatic injury.