1. First-in-Human Trial of a Novel Suprachoroidal Retinal Prosthesis
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Lauren N Ayton, Peter J Blamey, Robyn H Guymer, Chi D Luu, David A X Nayagam, Nicholas C Sinclair, Mohit N Shivdasani, Jonathan Yeoh, Mark F McCombe, Robert J Briggs, Nicholas L Opie, Joel Villalobos, Peter N Dimitrov, Mary Varsamidis, Matthew A Petoe, Chris D McCarthy, Janine G Walker, Nick Barnes, Anthony N Burkitt, Chris E Williams, Robert K Shepherd, Penelope J Allen, and Bionic Vision Australia Research Consortium
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Bionics ,Male ,genetic structures ,lcsh:Medicine ,Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures ,Blindness ,Postoperative Complications ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,lcsh:Science ,media_common ,Visual Impairments ,Prosthetics ,Multidisciplinary ,Retinal Degeneration ,First in human ,Middle Aged ,Visual Prosthesis ,3. Good health ,Retinal Prosthesis ,Engineering and Technology ,Retinal Disorders ,Female ,Retinitis Pigmentosa ,Sclera ,Research Article ,Biotechnology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Library science ,Bioengineering ,Research initiative ,03 medical and health sciences ,Excellence ,Assistive technology ,Ophthalmology ,medicine ,Humans ,Choroid ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,Retinitis ,Biology and Life Sciences ,eye diseases ,Morphometric analysis ,Research council ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,lcsh:Q ,Medical Devices and Equipment ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
This research was supported by the Australian Research Council (http://www.arc.gov. au) through its Special Research Initiative (SRI) in Bionic Vision Science and Technology grant to Bionic Vision Australia (BVA). The Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) and the Bionics Institute receive Operational Infrastructure Support from the Victorian Government. CERA is also supported by a NH&MRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence (#529923) grant – Translational Clinical Research in Major Eye Diseases (https://www.nhmrc.gov.au). RG is supported by an NHMRC practitioner fellowship (#529905). NICTA is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Communications and the Australian Research Council through the ICT Centre of Excellence Program (http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/centres/ centres_nicta.htm). Additional support for this project came from the Ian Potter Foundation (http:// www.ianpotter.org.au), John T. Reid Charitable Trusts (http://www.johntreidtrusts.com.au), Retina Australia (http://www.retinaaustralia.com.au) and the Bertalli Family Foundation (http://fbe.unimelb. edu.au/scholarships/opportunities/undergraduate/ the_bertalli_family_foundation_scholarships).
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- 2014
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