Electronic approaches to restitute vision in patients with neurodegenerative diseases of the retina

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 215-220

  Stingl, K ^a   Zrenner, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial vision; Epiretinal implant; Hereditary retinal degenerations; Neuroprosthetics; Retinal implants; Retinitis pigmentosa; Subretinal implant

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CORTICAL PROSTHESIS; DEVICE SAFETY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINAL IMPLANT; REVIEW; STRIATE CORTEX; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETINAL DEGENERATION;

EID: 84888271500     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354424     Document Type: Review

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