Update on retinal prosthetic research: The Boston retinal implant project

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-168

  Rizzo III, Joseph F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOENGINEERING; BLINDNESS; DIODE; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA PROSTHESIS; RETINA SURGERY; REVIEW; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURGICAL APPROACH; VISION; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL PROSTHESIS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 79958061567     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e31821eb79e     Document Type: Review

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