Photovoltaic retinal prosthesis restores high-resolution responses to single-pixel stimulation in blind retinas

Naïg Aurelia Ludmilla Chenais; Marta Jole Ildelfonsa Airaghi Leccardi; Diego Ghezzi

doi:10.1038/s43246-021-00133-2

Communications Materials (Mar 2021)

Photovoltaic retinal prosthesis restores high-resolution responses to single-pixel stimulation in blind retinas

Naïg Aurelia Ludmilla Chenais,
Marta Jole Ildelfonsa Airaghi Leccardi,
Diego Ghezzi

Affiliations

Naïg Aurelia Ludmilla Chenais: Medtronic Chair in Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Chemin des Mines 9
Marta Jole Ildelfonsa Airaghi Leccardi: Medtronic Chair in Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Chemin des Mines 9
Diego Ghezzi: Medtronic Chair in Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Chemin des Mines 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00133-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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A major challenge artificial retinas face is being able to activate neurons across a wide visual field. Here, a photovoltaic epiretinal prosthetic with over 10,000 pixels shows wide retinal coverage and single-pixel illumination, offering high spatial resolution discrimination in mouse models.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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