Richard A. Normann, PhD (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

Richard A. Normann, PhD

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Moran Eye Center scientist Richard A. Normann, PhD, invented the Utah Electrode Array— implanted into the brain’s visual cortex for the first time as part of the experimental Moran|Cortivis Prosthesis. Normann hopes further development and testing could provide a form of useful vision for the blind.

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John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah

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