Visual Prosthesis and Ophthalmic Devices

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Retinal Prosthetic Devices

   • Gerald J. Chader

   Pages 1-4

3. Spatial-, Temporal-, and Contrast-Resolutions Obtainable With Retina Implants

   • Reinhard Eckhorn

   Pages 5-13

4. How to Restore Reading With Visual Prostheses

   • Jörg Sommerhalder

   Pages 15-35

5. Subretinal Artificial Silicon Retina Microchip Implantation in Retinitis Pigmentosa

   • Alan Y. Chow, Vincent Y. Chow

   Pages 37-54

6. Development of an Intraocular Retinal Prosthesis to Benefit the Visually Impaired

   • Wentai Liu, Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Guoxing Wang, Mingcui Zhou, James D. Weiland, Mark S. Humayun

   Pages 55-69

7. Development of a Visual Prosthesis

   • Joseph F. Rizzo III, Laura Snebold, Monica Kenney

   Pages 71-93

8. The Minimally Invasive Retina Implant Project

   • Heinrich Gerding

   Pages 95-106

9. A Retinal Implant System Based on Flexible Polymer Microelectrode Array for Electrical Stimulation

   • Jongmo Seo, Jingai Zhou, Euitae Kim, Kyo-in Koo, Jang Hee Ye, Sung June Kim et al.

   Pages 107-119

10. Electrode Architecture

    • Lee J. Johnson, Dean A. Scribner

    Pages 121-133

11. Circuit Designs That Model the Properties of the Outer and Inner Retina

    • Kareem A. Zaghloul, Kwabena Boahen

    Pages 135-158

12. Visual Cortex and Extraocular Retinal Stimulation With Surface Electrode Arrays

    • John W. Morley, Vivek Chowdhury, Minas T. Coroneo

    Pages 159-171

13. Glaucoma Drainage Devices

    • Cheryl L. Cullen

    Pages 173-190

14. The Efficacy and Safety of Glaucoma Drainage Devices

    • Jenn-Chyuan Wang, Paul Chew

    Pages 191-210

15. Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration

    • Jorge L. Alió, Mohamed H. Shabayek, Alberto Artola, Hany El Saftawy

    Pages 211-219

16. Artisan Toric Lens Implantation for Correction of Postkeratoplasty Astigmatism

    • Rudy M. M. A. Nuijts, Nayyirih G. Tahzib

    Pages 221-237

17. Phakic Intraocular Lenses for the Treatment of High Myopia

    • Maria I. Kalyvianaki, George D. Kymionis, Ioannis G. Pallikaris

    Pages 239-249

18. A Telescope Prosthetic Device for Patients With End-Stage AMD

    • Henry L. Hudson

    Pages 251-257

19. The Use of Intracorneal Ring Segments for Keratoconus

    • Sérgio Kwitko

    Pages 259-273

20. Back Matter

    Pages 275-276

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The history of medicine has been substantially defined by a small number of monumental discoveries. Most of these breakthroughs have emerged from the biological sciences. One of the first great breakthroughs was the recognition by Koch in 1884 that pathogens could be transmitted from one living organism to another to cause disease. This profound concept led to a revolution in the approach to patient care that ultimately led to introduction of “sterile” techniques that greatly improved survivals of patients. This knowledge promoted the discovery of antibiotics 40 years later, which dramatically increased life expectancy throughout the more developed parts of the world. Another great milestone that has influenced medical care was the use of anesthesia for surgery, which was first introduced in 1846. Collectively, these three discoveries armed physicians with the knowledge and means to substantially reduce the prevalence of infectious disease, which was and still remains the leading cause of death throughout the world, and to perform a much wider range of surgeries with greatly improved survivals. The improved li- expectancies enabled the medical community to focus on a wider range of medical problems and solutions to disease.

• cortex
• eye
• glaucoma
• macular degeneration
• retina

• Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven

  Joyce Tombran-Tink

• Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey

  Colin J. Barnstable

• Penn State Hershey Neuroscience Research Institute, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey

  Colin J. Barnstable

• Penn State Neuroscience Institute, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey

  Colin J. Barnstable

• Ophthalmology Department, Harvard Medical School, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Boston

  Joseph F. Rizzo

• Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Boston

  Joseph F. Rizzo

• Center of Innovative Visual Rehabilitation, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Boston

  Joseph F. Rizzo

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