Neural prostheses for vision: Designing a functional interface with retinal neurons

Neurological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-34

  Hetling, John R ^a   Baig Silva, Monica S ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye disease; FES; Prosthesis; Retina; Vision

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLINDNESS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTRODE; EYE DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PROSTHESIS; PUBLICATION; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLINDNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; NEURONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETINA; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0842289240     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164104773026499     Document Type: Review

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