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AuthorNguyen, Hieu T.
AuthorTangutooru, Siva M.
AuthorRountree, Corey M.
AuthorKantzos, Andrew J.
AuthorTarlochan, Faris
AuthorYoon, W. Jong
AuthorTroy, John B.
Available date2021-09-01T10:02:40Z
Publication Date2016
Publication NameIEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
ResourceScopus
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2016.2567300
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/22341
AbstractGlaucoma is a neurological disorder leading to blindness initially through the loss of retinal ganglion cells, followed by loss of neurons higher in the visual system. Some work has been undertaken to develop prostheses for glaucoma patients targeting tissues along the visual pathway, including the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus, but especially the visual cortex. This review makes the case for a visual prosthesis that targets the LGN. The compact nature and orderly structure of this nucleus make it a potentially better target to restore vision than the visual cortex. Existing research for the development of a thalamic visual prosthesis will be discussed along with the gaps that need to be addressed before such a technology could be applied clinically, as well as the challenge posed by the loss of LGN neurons as glaucoma progresses. 1964-2012 IEEE.
Languageen
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
SubjectAldehydes
Neural prostheses
Ophthalmology
Electrical stimulations
glaucoma
Lateral geniculate nucleus
Neurological disorders
Retinal ganglion cells
Visual cortexes
Visual pathways
Visual prosthesis
Prosthetics
Article
electrostimulation
glaucoma
human
lateral geniculate body
nerve cell necrosis
nerve cell plasticity
nerve cell stimulation
nonhuman
prosthesis design
surgical approach
thalamic visual prosthesis
vision
visual cortex
visual prosthesis
geniculate body
glaucoma
pathophysiology
physiology
thalamus
Electric Stimulation
Geniculate Bodies
Glaucoma
Humans
Thalamus
Vision, Ocular
Visual Prosthesis
abnormality
blindness
brain
electrical method
eye
muscle
neurocysticercosis
numerical model
vision
TitleThalamic visual prosthesis
TypeArticle
Pagination1573-1580
Issue Number8
Volume Number63
dc.accessType Abstract Only


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