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SUBMITTER: Daschner R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5269461 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Daschner Renate R Greppmaier Udo U Kokelmann Martin M Rudorf Sandra S Rudorf Ralf R Schleehauf Sebastian S Wrobel Walter G WG
Biomedical microdevices 20170301 1
Despite recent developments and new treatments in ophthalmology there is nothing available to cure retinal degenerations like Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) yet. One of the most advanced approaches to treat people that have gone blind due to RP is to replace the function of the degenerated photoreceptors by a microelectronic neuroprosthetic device. Basically, this subretinal active implant transforms the incoming light into electric pulses to stimulate the remaining cells of the retina. The functiona ...[more]