An implantable visual prosthetic for end-stage macular degeneration

Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 141 - 145
Published: Apr 1, 2011
Abstract
End-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is defined as either bilateral advanced central geographic atrophy or untreatable disciform scarring from neovascular AMD. Profound loss of central vision leads to a dramatic reduction in quality of life for the 1.75 million individuals in the USA with diagnosed AMD. Despite novel therapies for patients with active neovascular AMD, there exists no treatment for end-stage AMD. The Implantable...
Paper Details
Title
An implantable visual prosthetic for end-stage macular degeneration
Published Date
Apr 1, 2011
Volume
6
Issue
2
Pages
141 - 145
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