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SUBMITTER: Saunders AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4233968 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep-Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Saunders Alexia L AL Williams Chris E CE Heriot Wilson W Briggs Robert R Yeoh Jonthan J Nayagam David A X DA McCombe Mark M Villalobos Joel J Burns Owen O Luu Chi D CD Ayton Lauren N LN McPhedran Michelle M Opie Nicholas L NL McGowan Ceara C Shepherd Robert K RK Guymer Robyn R Allen Penelope J PJ
Clinical & experimental ophthalmology 20140207 7
<h4>Background</h4>Current surgical techniques for retinal prosthetic implantation require long and complicated surgery, which can increase the risk of complications and adverse outcomes.<h4>Method</h4>The suprachoroidal position is known to be an easier location to access surgically, and so this study aimed to develop a surgical procedure for implanting a prototype suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis. The array implantation procedure was developed in 14 enucleated eyes. A full-thickness scleral i ...[more]