Tony Jawhar studied biology at James Madison University and founded Medridge, a company in Washington, DC. Also the CEO of Advanced Medical Systems, Tony Jawhar is the sales leader and is skilled in medical devices, sales, and healthcare.

A good example of innovative medical devices that have advanced healthcare in recent times is the bionic eye. Also called visual neuro prostheses and vision bionics, bionic eyes are bioelectronic implants that aid people who are partially or blind in seeing.

The manufacturers of this technology face challenges like the difficulty of replicating retinal function and the constraint of constructing miniature devices that can fit into the eye. Notwithstanding, the vision bionics sector has seen a rise in prototypes and commercialized products released over the past few years.

One of the most popular products in this sector is the Argus II, developed by Second Sight. It consists of a wearable camera, a retina-implanted microelectronic array, and a visualization unit. The camera, fused with a pair of eyeglasses, captures images and then transmits them to the visualization unit. This image processing unit sends these electrical signals wirelessly to the microelectronic array implanted in the retina.

Finally, the array converts these electrical signals into electrical impulses to stimulate the retina cells connected to the optical nerve. Therefore, the job of Argus II is to act as an intermediary between the object and the optic nerve, circumventing the non-functional photoreceptors.