Subretinal implantation of semiconductor-based photodiodes: Durability of novel implant designs

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 313-321

  Chow, Alan Y ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}   Pardue, Machelle T ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}   Perlman, Jay I ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}   Ball, Sherry L ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}   Chow, Vincent Y ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}   Hetling, John R ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}   Peyman, Gholam A ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}   Liang, Chanping ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}   Stubbs Jr , Evan B ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}   Peachey, Neal S ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}  

^a Optobionics Corporation   (United States)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

^c Research Service   (United States)

^d Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^h Research Service   (United States)

ⁱ Medical Center   (United States)

^j LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Microphotodiode; Prosthetic; Retinitis pigmentosa; Vitreoretinal surgery

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ELECTRODES; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTODIODES;

ELECTRORETINOGRAMS (ERGS); SUBRETINAL IMPLANTATIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

GOLD; IRIDIUM; PLATINUM; SILICON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLINDNESS; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRODE; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANT; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RETINA SURGERY; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SEMICONDUCTOR; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; IRIDIUM; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROELECTRODES; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; PLATINUM; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETINA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SEMICONDUCTORS; SILICON; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036587720     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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