Photovoltaic, wireless wide‐field epiretinal prosthesis to treat retinitis pigmentosa

• Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) Vol. 103; no. 1; pp. e38 - e48
• Main Authors: Schulz, André, Knoll, Thorsten, Jaeger, Tino, Le Harzic, Ronan, Stracke, Frank, Wien, Sascha L., Olsommer, Yves, Meiser, Ina, Wagner, Sylvia, Rammensee, Michael, Kurz, Oliver, Klesy, Stephan, Sermeus, Loic, Julich‐Haertel, Henrike, Schweitzer, Yanick, Januschowski, Kai, Velten, Thomas, Szurman, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Biocompatibility; Cell activation; Cell proliferation; Depolarization; epiretinal; Hyperpolarization; Metabolic rate; Prostheses; Prosthetics; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; retinal prosthesis; Retinitis pigmentosa; wide‐field; wireless; retinal prosthesis; retinitis pigmentosa; epiretinal; wireless; wide‐field

Purpose To develop and evaluate a photovoltaic, wireless wide‐field epiretinal prosthesis for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa. Methods A mosaic array of thinned silicon‐based photodiodes with integrated thin‐film stimulation electrodes was fabricated with a flexible polyimide substrate film to...