Title :
Laser excitation of retinal ganglion cells
Author :
Heussner, N. ; Schnichels, S. ; Spitzer, M. ; Bartz-Schmidt, K.U. ; Stork, W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Inf. Process. Technol. (ITIV), Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
We present a concept for the laser induced excitation of retinal ganglion cells, using the heat induced by the absorption as an activation mechanism. Furthermore we evaluate the possibility of a durable excitation, potentially yielding a way to overcome the dysfunction of receptors by directly projecting images on the ganglion cell layer.
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; eye; laser applications in medicine; radiation therapy; ganglion cell layer; laser induced excitation; receptor dysfunction; retinal ganglion cells; Absorption; Heating; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Retina; Temperature distribution; RPE absorption; Retinal ganglion cell; laser-tissue interaction; retinal image projection;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering, 2011 10th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Kos
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0553-3
DOI :
10.1109/IWBE.2011.6079042
