Fluorescein angiographic findings in eyes of patients with a subretinal electronic implant

Current Eye Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 588-596

  Stingl, Katarina ^a   Gekeler, Florian ^a   Bartz Schmidt, Karl Ulrich ^a   Kögel, Andreas ^b   Zrenner, Eberhart ^a   Gelisken, Faik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Institut Schreier Statistical Support   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial vision; Fluorescein angiography; Neuroprosthetics; RP; Subretinal visual implant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; ENDOLEAK; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROANEURYSM; PHOTORECEPTOR; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; SUBRETINAL ELECTRONIC VISUAL CHIP; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; BLINDNESS; CAPILLARIES; CHOROIDEREMIA; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL PROSTHESES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETINAL VESSELS; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84875879278     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2013.767349     Document Type: Article

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