Development of a minimally invasive retinal implant system;Entwicklung eines minimal-invasiven retinaimplantats

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 463-473

  Gerding, H ^a,b,c  

^a Klinik Pallas   (Switzerland)

^b Klinik Pallas   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microelectrode penetration; Retina chip; Retina Implant; Retina prosthesis; Silicone retina

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MACACA; MICROELECTRODE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; RETINA; RETINA DEGENERATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BLINDNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MICROELECTRODES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 44449090894     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-007-1631-9     Document Type: Article

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