title: [What can blind patients see in daily life with the subretinal Alpha IMS implant? Current overview from the clinical trial in Tübingen].
abstract: The subretinal visual implant is a scientific research approach to restore partial vision in end-stage hereditary retinal diseases by replacing the function of the degenerated photoreceptors by microelectronic chips. In a clinical trial in Tübingen these implants were tested on voluntary blind patients. By using the implants in daily living the patients reported valuable visual information. The subretinal microchip mediates subjectively useful visual information in near as well as in distant vision.
authors.affiliation: Department für Augenheilkunde, Universität Tübingen, Schleichstr. 12-16, 72076, Tübingen, Deutschland. katarina.stingl@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stingl
authors.forename: K U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Bartz-Schmidt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Besch
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gekeler
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Greppmaier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hörtdörfer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koitschev
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sachs
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zrenner
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D058499:Retinal Dystrophies / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057488:Visual Prosthesis