Electrophysiological Studies of the Feasibility of Suprachoroidal-Transretinal Stimulation for Artificial Vision in Normal and RCS Rats

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 560-566

  Kanda, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Morimoto, Takeshi ^a   Fujikado, Takashi ^a   Tano, Yasuo ^a   Fukuda, Yutaka ^a   Sawai, Hajime ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NIDEK CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOROID; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; IMPLANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SCLERA; STIMULATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SUPRACHOROIDAL TRANSRETINAL STIMULATION; VISION; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; CHOROID; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0942287247     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.02-1268     Document Type: Article

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