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Dr. Mark Humayun is R&D Magazine's 2005 Innovator of the Year. The award is being presented for his work on retinal implants and in recognition of his lifelong quest to help the blind to see.
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Research citation history: Thomson Scientific has indexed over 200 articles, abstracts and other publications by Dr. Humayun in journals covering subjects ranging from ophthalmology and geriatrics to biomedical engineering, applied electronics, and signal processing. Click here for Dr. Humayun's research citation history.

Patent history: Thomson Scientific has details of 19 patent applications by Dr Humayun. Click here for details of Dr Humayun's patent applications

Dr. Mark Humayun is a professor of ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine and Associate Director of Research at the Doheny Eye Institute at the University of Southern California. By melding high-tech materials and technology with advanced surgical methods, he is a pioneer in restoring sight to those who until now had little hope of seeing. Dr. Humayun uses his rigorous knowledge of the structure and functioning of the visual systems in the eye, combined with advanced electronics and engineering to create prostheses for the eye. His current work is refining both materials and techniques, and is moving towards a clinical application that can be made more widely available.

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