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Review
. 2016 Sep;37(3):260-6.
doi: 10.3109/13816810.2015.1130152. Epub 2016 Feb 8.

Argus II retinal prosthesis system: An update

Aleksandra V Rachitskaya  1 , Alex Yuan  1
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Review

Argus II retinal prosthesis system: An update

Aleksandra V Rachitskaya et al. Ophthalmic Genet. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

This review focuses on a description of the Argus II retinal prosthesis system (Argus II; Second Sight Medical Products, Sylmar, CA) that was approved for humanitarian use by the FDA in 2013 in patients with retinitis pigmentosa with bare or no light perception vision. The article describes the components of Argus II, the studies on the implant, and future directions.

Keywords: Argus; retinal implant; retinitis pigmentosa.

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