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. 2006 Jul-Aug;37(4):341-3.
doi: 10.3928/15428877-20060701-17.

Enucleated eye model for intraocular retinal prosthesis implantation

Tanapat Ratanapakorn  1 , Hossein Ameri, Mark S Humayun, James D Weiland
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Enucleated eye model for intraocular retinal prosthesis implantation

Tanapat Ratanapakorn et al. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2006 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

An enucleated porcine eye model was developed to assess intraocular retinal prosthesis implantation surgery. The surgical technique consists of corneal and crystalline lens removal, keratoprosthesis replacement, and vitrectomy. To test the eye model, the scleral incision was increased to 5 mm and a 10-mm wide retinal prosthesis folded and inserted. One retinal tack was used to fix the prosthesis to the retina. A retinal prosthesis array was inserted without significant damage to the array and conformed to the curvature of the eye. Fundus photography and optical coherence tomography were performed at the end of surgery.

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