Visual Prosthesis

Known as: Retinal Prostheses, Prosthesis, Visual, Retinal Prosthesis 
Artificial device such as an externally-worn camera attached to a stimulator on the RETINA, OPTIC NERVE, or VISUAL CORTEX, intended to restore or… (More)
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2012
Highly Cited
2012
Interim results from the international trial of Second Sight's visual prosthesis.
PURPOSE This study evaluated the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System (Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., Sylmar, CA) in blind… (More)
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Photovoltaic Retinal Prosthesis with High Pixel Density
Retinal degenerative diseases lead to blindness due to loss of the "image capturing" photoreceptors, while neurons in the "image… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Blind subjects implanted with the Argus II retinal prosthesis are able to improve performance in a spatial-motor task.
BACKGROUND/AIMS To determine to what extent subjects implanted with the Argus II retinal prosthesis can improve performance… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Feasibility study of a retinal prosthesis: spatial vision with a 16-electrode implant.
OBJECTIVE To demonstrate that an epiretinal prosthesis can produce patterned visual perception in patients blinded by… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Visual performance using a retinal prosthesis in three subjects with retinitis pigmentosa.
PURPOSE To assess visual task performance in three blind subjects implanted with epiretinal prostheses. DESIGN Prospective… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Visual perception in a blind subject with a chronic microelectronic retinal prosthesis
A retinal prosthesis was permanently implanted in the eye of a completely blind test subject. This report details the results… (More)
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2003
2003
A model for intracortical visual prosthesis research.
In the field of visual prosthesis research, it has generally been held that animal models are limited to testing the safety of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Artificial vision for the blind by connecting a television camera to the visual cortex.
Blindness is more feared by the public than any ailment with the exception of cancer and AIDS. We report the development of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Feasibility of a visual prosthesis for the blind based on intracortical microstimulation of the visual cortex.
The feasibility of producing a visual prosthesis for the blind using intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) of the visual cortex… (More)
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Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Phosphenes produced by electrical stimulation of human occipital cortex, and their application to the development of a prosthesis for the blind.
1. To explore the feasibility of a visual prosthesis for the blind, human visual cortex has been stimulated during a series of… (More)
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