• DocumentCode
    791122
  • Title

    Ocular implants for the blind

  • Author

    Wyatt, John ; Rizzo, Joseph

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Lab. of Electron., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    47
  • Lastpage
    53
  • Abstract
    Now in early development, an ultra-thin array of electrodes, powered by a laser and placed directly on surviving neurons of the retina, could provide usable percepts of light for the visually impaired
  • Keywords
    eye; laser applications in medicine; prosthetics; sensory aids; blind people; laser-powered electrodes; ocular implants; surviving retinal neurons; ultra-thin electrodes array; usable light percepts; visually impaired people; Charge-coupled image sensors; Electrodes; Implants; Laboratories; Laser beams; Optical arrays; Photodiodes; Power lasers; Retina; Semiconductor laser arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.490056
  • Filename
    490056
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=791122