Can subretinal microphotodiodes successfully replace degenerated photoreceptors?

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2555-2567

  Zrenner, E ^a   Stett, A ^a,b   Weiss, S ^a,b   Aramant, R B ^c   Guenther, E ^a   Kohler, K ^a   Miliczek, K D ^a   Seiler, M J ^c   Haemmerle, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Photoreceptor replacement; Retinal degeneration; Subretinal implant; Subretinal microphotodiodes; Visual prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLINDNESS; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; LIGHT; MINIATURIZATION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RATS; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; SEMICONDUCTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032943727     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(98)00312-5     Document Type: Article

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