[Advanced research in the retinal prosthesis].
Any disease in visual pathway will affect the visual signal transmission, even more seriously, leading to irreversible blindness. The study of retinal prostheses is that retinal microelectrodes are implanted into different places of retina, and retinal microelectrodes set off electrical signals or deliver neurotransmitters, so as to excite and activate retinal neurons. This review describes the construction, mechanism, way of implantation, influencing factor, advantage and shortcoming, effect of post implantation, biocompatibility of 3 types of retinal prostheses.
Zou
Yuan-Yuan
YY
Tianjin Medical University Eye Center, Tianjin 300070, China.
Wang
Jian-Tao
JT
Li
Xiao-Rong
XR
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D008839:Microelectrodes; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D012160:Retina / Q000601:surgery; D057488:Visual Prosthesis
D001672:Biocompatible Materials