American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 143, Issue 5 , Pages 820-827.e2 , May 2007

Visual Performance Using a Retinal Prosthesis in Three Subjects With Retinitis Pigmentosa

  • Douglas Yanai

      Affiliations

    • Doheny Retina Institute at the Doheny Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • UNIFESP (Federal University of Sao Paulo), Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • James D. Weiland

      Affiliations

    • Doheny Retina Institute at the Doheny Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Manjunatha Mahadevappa

      Affiliations

    • Doheny Retina Institute at the Doheny Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Robert J. Greenberg

      Affiliations

    • Second Sight Medical Products, Inc, Sylmar, California.
    • ,
  • Ione Fine

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Mark S. Humayun

      Affiliations

    • Doheny Retina Institute at the Doheny Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Mark S. Humayun, Doheny Retina Institute at Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, 1355 San Pablo St. (Room 119), Los Angeles, CA 90033

,Accepted 14 January 2007.

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PII: S0002-9394(07)00067-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.01.027

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 143, Issue 5 , Pages 820-827.e2 , May 2007

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