2019 / 03

DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2019.042

METHOD

A bionic eye: performance of the Argus II retinal prosthesis in low-vision and social rehabilitation of patients with end-stage retinitis pigmentosa

Takhchidi KhP1, Kachalina GF2, Takhchidi NKh2, Manoyan RA2, Gliznitsa PV1
About authors

1 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

2 Scientific Clinical Center of Otorhinolaryngology, FMBA of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Pavel V. Gliznitsa
Ostrovintyanova 1, Moscow, 117513; moc.duolci@pastinzilg

About paper

Author contribution: Takhchidi KhP — study design, literature analysis, implantation surgery, data analysis and interpretation; Kachclina GF — study design, literature analysis, data analysis and interpretation; Takhchidi NKh — manuscript preparation, literature analysis; Manoyan RA — follow-up observation, rehabilitation sessions, data collection; Gliznitsa PV — follow-up observation, rehabilitation sessions, data collection, manuscript preparation.

Received: 2019-06-04 Accepted: 2019-06-19 Published online: 2019-06-26
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