The Argus II epiretinal prosthesis system allows letter and word reading and long-term function in patients with profound vision loss

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 632-636

  Da Cruz, Lyndon ^a   Coley, Brian F ^b   Dorn, Jessy ^b   Merlini, Francesco ^b   Filley, Eugene ^c   Christopher, Punita ^b   Chen, Fred K ^a,d   Wuyyuru, Varalakshmi ^b   Sahel, Jose ^e   Stanga, Paulo ^f   Humayun, Mark ^b,g   Greenberg, Robert J ^b   Dagnelie, Gislin ^h  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Second Sight Medical Products Inc   (United States)

^c RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGUS II EPIRETINAL PROSTHESIS SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL PROSTHESIS; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AGED; CHOROIDEREMIA; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; READING; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

EID: 84876284522     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-301525     Document Type: Article

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