Chronic electrical stimulation with a suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis: a preclinical safety and efficacy study.

To assess the safety and efficacy of chronic electrical stimulation of the retina with a suprachoroidal visual prosthesis.Seven normally-sighted feline subjects were implanted for 96-143 days with a suprachoroidal electrode array and six were chronically stimulated for 70-105 days at levels that act...

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Main Authors: David A X Nayagam, Richard A Williams, Penelope J Allen, Mohit N Shivdasani, Chi D Luu, Cesar M Salinas-LaRosa, Sue Finch, Lauren N Ayton, Alexia L Saunders, Michelle McPhedran, Ceara McGowan, Joel Villalobos, James B Fallon, Andrew K Wise, Jonathan Yeoh, Jin Xu, Helen Feng, Rodney Millard, Melanie McWade, Patrick C Thien, Chris E Williams, Robert K Shepherd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4031073?pdf=render