A neuroprosthesis for restoring sight

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 97 PART 2, 2007, Pages 481-486

  Viola, M V ^a   Patrinos, Aristides A ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

artificial vision; blindness; electrical stimulation; Macular degeneration; neuromodulation; neuroprosthesis; retina; retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BLINDNESS; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; RETINA; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BLINDNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; NEURONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETINA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 85052608479     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-33081-4_55     Document Type: Review

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