Towards the bionic eye - The retina implant: Surgical, opthalmological and histopathological perspectives

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 97 PART 2, 2007, Pages 487-493

  Alteheld, Nils ^a   Roessler, G ^a   Walter, P ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

active implants; artificial vision; bionic eye; electrical stimulation; epiretinal implant; implantation technique; neuromodulation; Retina implant; retinitis pigmentosa; visual prosthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ANIMAL; BIONICS; BLINDNESS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RETINA; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIONICS; BLINDNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETINA;

EID: 85052609804     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-33081-4_56     Document Type: Review

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