The retina implant new approach to a visual prosthesis

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 99-103

  Alteheld, N ^a   Roessler, G ^a   Vobig, M ^a   Walter, P ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial vision; Retina implant; Retinal prosthesis; Visual prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROSTHETICS; VISION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; RETINAL PHOTORECEPTORS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLINDNESS; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENCAPSULATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; VISUAL PROSTHESIS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 2442501369     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BMT.2004.020     Document Type: Review

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