Tombran-Tink / Barnstable / Rizzo Visual Prosthesis and Ophthalmic Devices

New Hope in Sight
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-59745-449-0
Verlag: Humana Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 276 Seiten

Reihe: Ophthalmology Research

This volume details the latest technology in treating eye injuries and infections. It provides insight into the most up-to-date and established treatment options. The volume focuses on what can currently be achieved with a variety of ocular prostheses as well as what the future holds. Coverage reviews issues such as intraocular lens implants, biocompatibility of materials, retinal implants, testing models, and software designs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tombran-Tink, Joyce

Barnstable, Colin J.

Rizzo, Joseph F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;PREFACE;6
2;CONTENTS;8
3;CONTRIBUTORS;10
4;Retinal Prosthetic Devices;14
5;Spatial-, Temporal-, and Contrast-Resolutions Obtainable With Retina Implants;18
6;How to Restore Reading With Visual Prostheses;27
7;Subretinal Artificial Silicon Retina Microchip Implantation in Retinitis Pigmentosa;48
8;Development of an Intraocular Retinal Prosthesis to Benefit the Visually Impaired;66
9;Development of a Visual Prosthesis;81
10;The Minimally Invasive Retina Implant Project;104
11;A Retinal Implant System Based on Flexible Polymer Microelectrode Array for Electrical Stimulation;116
12;Electrode Architecture;129
13;Circuit Designs That Model the Properties of the Outer and Inner Retina;142
14;Visual Cortex and Extraocular Retinal Stimulation With Surface Electrode Arrays;166
15;Glaucoma Drainage Devices;179
16;The Efficacy and Safety of Glaucoma Drainage Devices;197
17;Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration;217
18;Artisan Toric Lens Implantation for Correction of Postkeratoplasty Astigmatism;226
19;Phakic Intraocular Lenses for the Treatment of High Myopia;243
20;A Telescope Prosthetic Device for Patients With End- Stage AMD;254
21;The Use of Intracorneal Ring Segments for Keratoconus;261
22;Index;276