[Present state of retinal prostheses development].
Currently a number of coordinated groups are undertaking experimental research and technological development in order to design implants that may bypass distal degenerative diseases of the retina and in this way provide a restoration of basic orientation in blind people. This paper reviews the present state of these developments.
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Abteilung für Retinologie und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie, Klinik Pallas, Schweiz. hgerding@klinik-pallas.ch
D000818:Animals; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D001766:Blindness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000639:trends*; D012160:Retina / Q000601:surgery*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*