Fabrication of Pillar Shaped Electrode Arrays for Artificial Retinal Implants
Sensors, 2008 Polyimide has been widely applied to neural prosthetic devices, such as the retinal implants, due to its well-known biocompatibility and ability to be micropatterned.
Sung June Kim +5 more
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In Vivo Photovoltaic Performance of a Silicon Nanowire Photodiode-Based Retinal Prosthesis. [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose:For more than 20 years, there has been an international, multidisciplinary effort to develop retinal prostheses to restore functional vision to patients blinded by retinal degeneration.
Akinin, Abraham +9 more
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Neuromodulation: present and emerging methods. [PDF]
, 2014 Neuromodulation has wide ranging potential applications in replacing impaired neural function (prosthetics), as a novel form of medical treatment (therapy), and as a tool for investigating neurons and neural function (research).
Constandinou, TG +3 more
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Flexible Multi-Electrode Array for Medical Applications
Acta Polytechnica, 2012 A flexible multi-electrode array (MEA) with an embedded silicon chip for electrical stimulation of neurons or for recording action potentials has been manufactured and characterized.
Nadine Winkin, Wilfried Mokwa
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A model of ganglion axon pathways accounts for percepts elicited by retinal implants. [PDF]
, 2018 Degenerative retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration cause irreversible vision loss in more than 10 million people worldwide.
Beyeler, Michael +5 more
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Retinoblastoma: Identifying the Diagnostic Signs for Early Treatment [PDF]
, 2015 Retinoblastoma is a rare but significant cause of childhood eye cancer world-wide. The prognosis depends upon early diagnosis and treatment but also upon accurate classification of the tumours.
Barratt, K. +4 more
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Comparison of Outcomes between Endoscopic and Transcleral Cyclophotocoagulation. [PDF]
, 2017 Importance: Traditionally cyclophotocoagulation has been reserved as a treatment of last resort for eyes with advanced stage glaucoma, but increasingly it is offered to eyes with less severe disease.
Beardsley, Robert +7 more
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Optical coherence tomography-based consensus definition for lamellar macular hole. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundA consensus on an optical coherence tomography definition of lamellar macular hole (LMH) and similar conditions is needed.MethodsThe panel reviewed relevant peer-reviewed literature to reach an accord on LMH definition and to differentiate LMH ...
Bottoni, Ferdinando +14 more
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Retinal pigment epithelium changes in pediatric patients with glaucoma drainage devices
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2018 Purpose: Retinal changes secondary to hypotony are usually described as wrinkling or folding of the inner portion of the choroid, the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and the outer retinal layers in the macular area due to scleral wall collapse.
Carla J. Osigian +8 more
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Matrix Metalloproteinases and Glaucoma Treatment. [PDF]
, 2020 Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of proteolytic enzymes that degrade extracellular matrix (ECM) components such as collagen and have important roles in multiple biological processes, including development and tissue remodeling, both in ...
Dibas, Mohammed +3 more
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