Seeing anew: Mechanisms, outcomes, and challenges in adapting to restored sight via visual prostheses
Katerina Eleonora K Rassia, Lydia Liapi, John S Pezaris · 2026
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Katerina Eleonora K Rassia, Lydia Liapi, and John S Pezaris review what it takes to adapt to sight given back by a device in this 2026 paper. Visual prostheses feed camera signals to the eye or brain, yet results vary wildly: some users weave the new sense into daily life, while others set the device aside. The authors set out a five-stage path from switching the device on through social adjustment.
Early stages, such as first perception and basic calibration, are often reached. The sharp break comes later, when skills learned in training must carry into free daily behavior, and many users stall there. Timely fitting, easy-to-grasp devices, long rehab, and steady support mark the successes. The review draws on eye and ear implant trials and on stand-in sense tools to draw those lessons.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Katerina Eleonora K Rassia, Lydia Liapi, John S Pezaris |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 127775 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |