Delivery of information and power to the implant, integration of the electrode array with the retina, and safety of chronic stimulation

Visual Prosthetics: Physiology, Bioengineering, Rehabilitation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 137-158

  Loudin, James ^a   Butterwick, Alexander ^a   Huie, Philip ^a   Palanker, Daniel ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855709878     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0754-7_7     Document Type: Chapter

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