The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由EBloch著作·2019·被引用211次—TheArgusIIepiretinaldevice(SecondSightMedicalProductsInc.)wasthefirstretinalprostheticsystemtoobtainCEmarking(2011)andFDAapproval(2013) ...

Retinal diseases, including both inherited and acquired conditions, are a major cause of blindness. In 2010, the WHO estimated that 285 million people in the world were visually impaired from all causes [1]. Hereditary retinal disease represents another significant contributor to unavoidable worldwide blindness, with conditions such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) affecting an estimated 1/4000 people, or 0.025% of the population, often of working age [2]. Representing a heterogenous group of inherited diseases, RP affects the rod and cone photoreceptors (PRs), causing progressive, profound visual impairment, but with relative preservation of the inner retinal architecture [3]. This anatomical region consists of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their nerve axons, which transmit visual information to the brain, along with other regulatory interneuron...