The Argus II prosthesis facilitates reaching and grasping tasks: A case series

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kotecha, Aachal ^a   Zhong, Joe ^a   Stewart, David ^a   Da Cruz, Lyndon ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional vision; Reach and grasp; Retinal prosthesis

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

EID: 84901791712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-14-71     Document Type: Article

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