Review on the development of artificial vision at the University Eye Hospital Graz;Übersicht über die Entwicklung des künstlichen Sehens an der Universitäts-Augenklinik Graz

Spektrum der Augenheilkunde

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 312-318

  Ivastinovic, D ^a   Brandner, M ^a   Georgi, T ^a   Langmann, G ^a   Wedrich, A ^a   Velikay Parel, M ^a  

^a Universitats Augenklinik   (Austria)

Author keywords

Artificial vision; Mobility test; Retinal implants; Retinitis pigmentosa; Visual acuity test

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952616978     PISSN: 09304282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00717-009-0356-3     Document Type: Article

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