Subretinal microphotodiode arrays to replace degenerated photoreceptors?;Subretinales mikrophotodioden-Array als ersatz für degenerierte photorezeptoren?

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 357-363

  Zrenner, E ^a   Gekeler, F ^a   Gabel, V P ^b   Graf, H G ^d   Graf, M ^d   Guenther, E ^a   Haemmerle, H ^c   Hoefflinger, B ^d   Kobuch, K ^b   Kohler, K ^a   Nisch, W ^c   Sachs, H ^b   Schlosshauer B ^c   Schubert, M ^e   Schwahn, H ^a   Stelzle, M ^c   Stett, A ^c   Troeger, B ^a   Weiss, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d Institut fur Mikroelektronik Stuttgart   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Photoreceptor replacement; Retina implants; Retinal prostheses; Subretinal microphotodiodes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; RAT; RETINA; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA IMAGE; REVIEW; SWINE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROCOMPUTERS; MICROELECTRODES; PHOTORECEPTORS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETINAL DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035029703     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003470170141     Document Type: Review

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