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The inherited retinal disease known as Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) has an estimated prevalence of 1 in 4000 worldwide (Hartong et al., 2006[1]). RP leads to degeneration of the photoreceptor layer of the retina, and while the condition is assumed to be linked to over 200 RP-causing mutations, they occur in almost 25 genes and a count of over 120 loci (Sohocki et al., 2001[2]; Hagiwara et al., 2011[3]). The residual inner retinal cells have prompted efforts to develop retinal prostheses to stimulate the surviving neural retinal cells and possibly restore functional vision.

Devices used to restore vision loss have long been ideas for science fictions. The captivating wish that technology may someday allow us to excel our physical limitations has long been with scientists, doctors and the public at large. The development of artificial vision began wit...