Design and validation of a foldable and photovoltaic wide-field epiretinal prosthesis

Laura Ferlauto; Marta Jole Ildelfonsa Airaghi Leccardi; Naïg Aurelia Ludmilla Chenais; Samuel Charles Antoine Gilliéron; Paola Vagni; Michele Bevilacqua; Thomas J. Wolfensberger; Kevin Sivula; Diego Ghezzi

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03386-7

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Design and validation of a foldable and photovoltaic wide-field epiretinal prosthesis

Laura Ferlauto,
Marta Jole Ildelfonsa Airaghi Leccardi,
Naïg Aurelia Ludmilla Chenais,
Samuel Charles Antoine Gilliéron,
Paola Vagni,
Michele Bevilacqua,
Thomas J. Wolfensberger,
Kevin Sivula,
Diego Ghezzi

Affiliations

Laura Ferlauto: Medtronic Chair in Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Marta Jole Ildelfonsa Airaghi Leccardi: Medtronic Chair in Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Naïg Aurelia Ludmilla Chenais: Medtronic Chair in Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Samuel Charles Antoine Gilliéron: Medtronic Chair in Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Paola Vagni: Medtronic Chair in Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Michele Bevilacqua: Medtronic Chair in Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Thomas J. Wolfensberger: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules-Gonin, Fondation Asile des Aveugles
Kevin Sivula: Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, School of Basic Science, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Diego Ghezzi: Medtronic Chair in Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03386-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Retinal prostheses are being developed to fight severe retinal diseases where wider visual field and higher visual acuity are desired. Here Ferlauto et al. design a foldable and wide-field epiretinal prosthesis that can meet the performance and safety requirements and show a long lifetime of 2 years.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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