Implantable Telescope for End-Stage Age-related Macular Degeneration: Long-term Visual Acuity and Safety Outcomes

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Hudson, Henry L ^a   Stulting, R Doyle ^b   Heier, Jeffrey S ^c   Lane, Stephen S ^d   Chang, David F ^e   Singerman, Lawrence J ^f   Bradford, Cynthia A ^g   Leonard, Robert E ^g  

^a Retina Centers PC   (United States)

^b EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^c OPHTHALMIC CONSULTANTS OF BOSTON   (United States)

^d Associated Eye Care   (United States)

^e Altos Eye Physicians   (United States)

^f Retina Associates of Cleveland   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SAFETY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

EID: 54849415230     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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