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Record Nr.

UNINA9910590086403321

Autore

Weiss Jeffrey N.

Titolo

Visual Prosthesis : A Concise Guide / / by Jeffrey N. Weiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9783031066207

9783031066191

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (125 pages)

Disciplina

617.79

Soggetti

Ophthalmology

Ulls artificials

Trastorns de la visió

Enginyeria biomèdica

Oftalmologia

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Blindness -- Chapter 2. Anatomy of the Visual System -- Chapter 3. History -- Chapter 4. Questions -- Chapter 5. Cortical Visual Prosthesis Studies -- Chapter 6. Retinal Implant Studies -- Chapter 7. Other Projects -- Chapter 8. Visual Prosthesis Patents -- Chapter 9. Noninvasive Brain Treatment Modalities -- Chapter 10. References. .

Sommario/riassunto

For the millions of people with untreatable blindness the thought of a visual prosthesis that would allow them to live a normal life has always been a distant hope. There have been intermittent bright spots that periodically fan that hope such as when Dr. Dobelle’s visual prosthesis patient drove a car in an empty parking lot. This book will serve as an update of the work in developing a visual prosthesis. Chapters discuss the physiologic and engineering issues, alternative strategies, and patents, as well as recent research studies. Visual Prosthesis - A Concise Guide is a must-have resource for ophthalmologists, neurologists, engineers and physicists.