Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 335-356 , July 2002

Retinal Prosthesis for the Blind

  • Eyal Margalit, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Intraocular Prosthesis Group, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD USA
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  • Mauricio Maia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intraocular Prosthesis Group, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD USA
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  • James D Weiland, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Intraocular Prosthesis Group, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD USA
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  • Robert J Greenberg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Second Sight LLC, Valencia, CA USA
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  • Gildo Y Fujii, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intraocular Prosthesis Group, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD USA
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  • Gustavo Torres, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intraocular Prosthesis Group, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD USA
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  • Duke V Piyathaisere, BS

      Affiliations

    • Intraocular Prosthesis Group, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD USA
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  • Thomas M O'Hearn, BS

      Affiliations

    • Intraocular Prosthesis Group, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD USA
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  • Wentai Liu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA
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  • Gianluca Lazzi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA
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  • Gislin Dagnelie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Intraocular Prosthesis Group, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD USA
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  • Dean A Scribner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Eugene de Juan Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intraocular Prosthesis Group, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD USA
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  • Mark S Humayun, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Intraocular Prosthesis Group, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint address: Mark Humayun MD, PhD, The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Maumenee 738, 600 N Wolf St, Baltimore, MD, 21287-9277

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Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 335-356 , July 2002

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