Yu-Chong Tai: The Next-Generation Neural Implant: Let's Start with Retinal Implant 3/12/2008 [56k modem] [broadband] [cable/DSL] 42 minutes In a Watson Lecture on March 12, Yu-Chong Tai discussed the technology of retinal implants and recent progress in their development. More Americans than ever are facing the threat of blindness from age-related eye diseases including macular disease and retinitis pigmentosa, and retinal implants could provide a solution to this problem. Tai is a professor of electrical engineering and mechanical engineering and executive officer for electrical engineering at Caltech.