Estimation of phosphene spatial variability for visual prosthesis applications

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 358-365

  Obeid, Iyad ^a   Veraart, Claude ^b   Delbeke, Jean ^b  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Optic nerve; Phosphenes; Prostheses and implants

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTECTION; NEURAL PROSTHESES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; VISION;

DETERMINISTICS; INTENSIVE RESEARCH; OPTIC NERVE; PROPERTY; PROSTHESIS AND IMPLANT; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS; SYSTEMS CONFIGURATION; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

PROSTHETICS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; NERVE STIMULATION; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE PROSTHESIS; PERIPHERAL VISION; PHOSPHENE SPATIAL VARIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL PROSTHESIS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; BLINDNESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SURGERY; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE; PHOSPHENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952117243     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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