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Argus retinal prosthesis

Index Argus retinal prosthesis

Argus retinal prosthesis, also known as a bionic eye, is an electronic retinal implant manufactured by the American company Second Sight Medical Products. [1]

45 relations: Bionic contact lens, Clinical trial, Cochlear implant, Conjunctiva, Digital camera, Electrode, Endophthalmitis, Engadget, European Union, Food and Drug Administration, France, General anaesthesia, Germany, Humanitarian Device Exemption, Intraocular pressure, Iris (anatomy), Italy, Johns Hopkins University, LogMAR chart, Los Angeles Times, Medicare (United States), Mexico, Micrometre, MIT Technology Review, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Netherlands, NHS England, Pars plana, Retinal detachment, Retinal implant, Retinitis pigmentosa, Reuters, Saudi Arabia, Sclera, Sylmar, Los Angeles, The Atlantic, The New York Times, United Kingdom, United States, USC Eye Institute, Visual acuity, Visual prosthesis, Vitrectomy, Wired UK, Wound dehiscence.

Bionic contact lens

Bionic contact lenses are being developed to provide a virtual display that could have a variety of uses from assisting the visually impaired to the video game industry.

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Clinical trial

Clinical trials are experiments or observations done in clinical research.

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Cochlear implant

A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss in both ears.

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Conjunctiva

The conjunctiva lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the white of the eye).

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Digital camera

A digital camera or digicam is a camera that captures photographs in digital memory.

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Electrode

An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).

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Endophthalmitis

Endophthalmitis is an inflammation of the interior of the eye.

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Engadget

Engadget is a multilingual technology blog network with daily coverage of gadgets and consumer electronics.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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General anaesthesia

General anaesthesia or general anesthesia (see spelling differences) is a medically induced coma with loss of protective reflexes, resulting from the administration of one or more general anaesthetic agents.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Humanitarian Device Exemption

A Humanitarian Device Exemption is an approval process provided by the United States Food and Drug Administration allowing a medical device to be marketed without requiring evidence of effectiveness.

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Intraocular pressure

Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the fluid pressure inside the eye.

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Iris (anatomy)

In humans and most mammals and birds, the iris (plural: irides or irises) is a thin, circular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil and thus the amount of light reaching the retina.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is an American private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

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LogMAR chart

A LogMAR chart comprises rows of letters and is used by ophthalmologists, optometrists and vision scientists to estimate visual acuity.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Medicare (United States)

In the United States, Medicare is a national health insurance program, now administered by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services of the U.S. federal government but begun in 1966 under the Social Security Administration.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Micrometre

The micrometre (International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is an SI derived unit of length equaling (SI standard prefix "micro-".

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MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review is a magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in the United Kingdom, which publishes guidelines in four areas.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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NHS England

NHS England is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB) of the Department of Health and Social Care.

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Pars plana

The pars plana (Latin: flat portion) is part of the ciliary body in the uvea (or vascular tunic), the middle layer of the three layers that comprise the eye.

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Retinal detachment

Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in which the retina separates from the layer underneath.

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Retinal implant

Retinal prostheses for restoration of sight to patients blinded by retinal degeneration are being developed by a number of private companies and research institutions worldwide.

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Retinitis pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic disorder of the eyes that causes loss of vision.

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Reuters

Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a sovereign Arab state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Sclera

The sclera, also known as the white of the eye, is the opaque, fibrous, protective, outer layer of the human eye containing mainly collagen and some elastic fiber.

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Sylmar, Los Angeles

Sylmar is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.

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The Atlantic

The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher, founded in 1857 as The Atlantic Monthly in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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USC Eye Institute

The USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute, part of Keck School of Medicine of USC, is a center for ophthalmic care, research and education located in downtown Los Angeles, California.

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Visual acuity

Visual acuity (VA) commonly refers to the clarity of vision.

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Visual prosthesis

A visual prosthesis, often referred to as a bionic eye, is an experimental visual device intended to restore functional vision in those suffering from partial or total blindness.

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Vitrectomy

Vitrectomy is surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye.

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Wired UK

Wired UK is a full-colour monthly magazine that reports primarily on the effects of science and technology.

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Wound dehiscence

Wound dehiscence is a surgical complication in which a wound ruptures along a surgical incision.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_retinal_prosthesis

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