Mark S. Humayun

TL;DR: This model provides retinal prosthesis researchers with a tool to optimize the mechanical electrode array design, but the techniques used here represent a unique effort to combine a modifiable device and soft biological tissues in the same model and those techniques could be extended to other devices that come into mechanical contact with soft neural tissues.

TL;DR: In this paper, an implant consisting of a polymer substrate made of a compliant material such as poly(dimethylsiloxane) or PDMS was used to stimulate the retina.

TL;DR: The rapid recurrence and development of GA in the translocated fovea after MT 360 raise new questions regarding the pathogenesis of GA and raises concerns regarding the use of MT 360 in the management of nonexudative AMD.

TL;DR: Results show that stimulation thresholds of retinal ganglion cells do not notably vary after beginning stages of retina degeneration, and simulation of proposed asymmetric waveforms showed the ability to enhance the control ofganglion cell firing via electrical stimulation.

TL;DR: An implantable device (200) for delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient is provided in this paper, which includes a reservoir (390) configured to contain a liquid comprising the therapeutic agent.