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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… Expand
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Highly Cited
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… Expand
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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… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Subretinal electronic chips allow blind patients to read letters and combine them to words
A light-sensitive, externally powered microchip was surgically implanted subretinally near the macular region of volunteers blind… Expand
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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… Expand
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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… Expand
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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… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Can subretinal microphotodiodes successfully replace degenerated photoreceptors?
The idea of implanting microphotodiode arrays as visual prostheses has aroused controversy on its feasibility from the moment it… Expand
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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… Expand
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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… Expand
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Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
The topography and variability of the primary visual cortex in man.
✓ The topographical anatomy of the primary visual cortex in man was studied by macroscopic identification and measurement of the… Expand
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