Pattern electrical stimulation of the human retina

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2569-2576

  Humayun, Mark S ^a   De Juan Jr , Eugene ^a   Weiland, James D ^a   Dagnelie, Gislin ^a   Katona, Steve ^a   Greenberg, Robert ^a   Suzuki, Satoshi ^a  

^a Rm 738 Wilmer Ophthalmological I   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Artificial vision; Electrical stimulation; Retinal prosthesis; Retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

BLINDNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FLICKER FUSION; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MICROELECTRODES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0032921169     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(99)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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