Main description:

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.

Contents:

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.