Chiara Paviolo with bionic glasses

PhD student Chiara Paviolo is part of a team of researchers at Swinburne University of Technology investigating a new way of restoring sight using a 'bionic eye'. The research has attracted international interest for its novel use of light stimulation combined with nanotechnology. Photograph originally appeared in the Media Centre Release, 'Bionic eye hope blends lasers and gold', on 12 July 2011