Visual Prosthesis

Artificial device such as an externally-worn camera attached to a stimulator on the RETINA, OPTIC NERVE, or VISUAL CORTEX, intended to restore or amplify vision.

Also Known As:

Bionic Eye; Retinal Prosthesis; Bionic Eyes; Eye, Bionic; Eyes, Bionic; Prostheses, Retinal; Prostheses, Visual; Prosthesis, Retinal; Prosthesis, Visual; Retinal Prostheses; Visual Prostheses

Networked: 250 relevant articles (9 outcomes, 21 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Equipment and Supplies
- Prostheses and Implants: 21690
  - Visual Prosthesis: 250

Experts

1.	Humayun, Mark S: 17 articles (01/2021 - 07/2002)
2.	Weiland, James D: 13 articles (01/2022 - 07/2002)
3.	Greenberg, Robert J: 12 articles (05/2021 - 07/2002)
4.	Goo, Yong Sook: 10 articles (01/2022 - 01/2005)
5.	Dorn, Jessy D: 9 articles (05/2021 - 01/2012)
6.	da Cruz, Lyndon: 8 articles (01/2021 - 04/2012)
7.	Dagnelie, Gislin: 8 articles (11/2020 - 07/2002)
8.	Fried, Shelley I: 7 articles (12/2021 - 02/2011)
9.	Ayton, Lauren N: 6 articles (12/2021 - 05/2013)
10.	Lovell, Nigel H: 6 articles (12/2021 - 01/2012)

Related Diseases

1.	Retinitis Pigmentosa (Pigmentary Retinopathy) 01/01/2016 - "Based on evidence of moderate quality, patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa who were implanted with the Argus II retinal prosthesis system showed significant improvement in visual function, real-life functional outcomes, and quality of life, but there were complications associated with the surgery that could be managed through standard ophthalmologic treatments. " 01/01/2017 - "Based on evidence of moderate quality, the Argus II retinal prosthesis system improved visual function, real-life functional outcomes, and quality of life in patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa. " 06/01/2015 - "The prospective efficacy of a future peripheral retinal prosthesis complementing residual vision to raise mobility performance in non-end stage retinitis pigmentosa (RP) was evaluated using simulated prosthetic vision (SPV). " 01/01/2023 - "This study presents the long-term clinical results of Argus II retinal prosthesis implantation in eyes with light perception and projection in 3 patients with end-stage retinitis pigmentosa. " 01/01/2016 - "We performed a systematic search of the literature for studies examining the effects of the Argus II retinal prosthesis system in patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa, and appraised the evidence according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) Working Group criteria, focusing on visual function, functional outcomes, quality of life, and adverse events. "
2.	Retinal Dystrophies 05/01/2013 - "Retinal prosthesis systems (RPS) are a novel treatment for profound vision loss in outer retinal dystrophies. " 02/16/2023 - "Five patients diagnosed with profound retinal dystrophy who have undergone implantation of retinal prosthesis at Stony Brook University Hospital. " 11/04/2020 - "Retinal prostheses hold the potential for artificial vision in blind patients suffering from outer retinal dystrophies. " 09/01/2013 - "Optogenetics, visual prosthesis and electrostimulation for retinal dystrophies." 06/01/2005 - "The use of implantable electronic visual prostheses will become a possible option in the treatment of currently untreatable retinal dystrophies. "
3.	Macular Degeneration (Age-Related Maculopathy) 02/01/2006 - "This age-related macular degeneration visual prosthesis has been shown to improve visual acuity and quality of life for the bilateral end-stage age-related macular degeneration patient population that at present has no other acceptable options. " 01/01/2021 - " of central vision loss in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by implanting a retinal prosthesis is associated with an intriguing situation wherein the central prosthetic vision co-exists with natural normal vision. " 11/01/2020 - "Two retinal prostheses have already obtained market authorization for patients affected by retinal dystrophies while a new device is in clinical trials for patients affected by age-related macular degeneration. " 01/01/2018 - "Previous behavioural studies demonstrate that face caricaturing can provide an effective image enhancement method for improving poor face identity perception in low vision simulations (e.g., age-related macular degeneration, bionic eye). " 06/01/2009 - "Human trials of prototype visual prostheses have successfully elicited visual percepts (phosphenes) in the visual field of implant recipients blinded through retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. "
4.	Low Vision (Subnormal Vision) 11/01/2020 - "The improvement in functional vision with the distance filter found in this study may have an important impact on vision rehabilitation and quality of life for people with visual prostheses and ultra low vision." 01/01/2022 - "We tested for visual-visual, tactile-tactile, and visual-tactile two-dimensional shape matching with six Argus II retinal prosthesis patients, ten sighted controls, and eight sighted controls with simulated ultra-low vision. " 03/05/2018 - "Such miniature wide-angle computational cameras have a broad range of applications, including eye-tracked extraocular cameras for retinal prostheses, and also wearable visual aids for the blind and those with low vision. " 01/01/2017 - "With a retinal prosthesis connected to a head-mounted camera, subjects can perform low vision tasks using a combination of electrode discrimination and head-directed localization. " 05/01/2016 - "The Functional Low-Vision Observer Rated Assessment (FLORA) instrument was administered to 26 blind patients implanted with the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System at a mean follow-up of 36 months. "
5.	Blindness (Hysterical Blindness) 02/14/2015 - "Retinal prostheses for the treatment of certain forms of blindness are gaining traction in clinical trials around the world with commercial devices currently entering the market. " 01/01/2023 - "With the advent of multiple visual prosthesis devices to treat blindness, the question of how potential patients view such interventions becomes important in order to understand the levels of expectation and acceptance, and the perceived risk-reward balance across the different device approaches. " 12/07/2022 - "Towards aSmart Bionic Eye: AI-powered artificial vision for the treatment of incurable blindness." 03/01/2022 - "Retinal prostheses offer viable vision restoration therapy for patients with blindness. " 01/01/2022 - "Intracortical microstimulation to the visual cortex is thought to be a feasible technique for inducing localized phosphenes in patients with acquired blindness, and thereby for visual prosthesis. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Retinaldehyde (Retinal)
2.	TES
3.	Coloring Agents (Dyes)
4.	Solutions
5.	Opsins
6.	Elastomers (Elastomer)
7.	Iodoacetic Acid
8.	Neurotransmitter Agents (Neurotransmitter)
9.	Polymers
10.	Ranibizumab (Lucentis)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics
2.	Visual Prosthesis
3.	Traction
4.	Electrodes (Electrode)
5.	Prostheses and Implants (Prosthesis)