A Model of Electrical Stimulation of a Retinal Cell Population using a Multi-Electrode Array
Al Abed, Amr ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Suaning, Gregg ; Dokos, Socrates
Medical device modeling
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Physiome modeling
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Ionic modeling
A computational modelling approach is employed to investigate the response of a population of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) to external…
Assistive Peripheral Prosthetic Vision Aids Perception and Mobility in Outdoor Environments: A Virtual-Reality Simulation Study
Zapf, Marc Patrick Hans ; Boon, Mei-Ying ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Suaning, Gregg
Sensory neuroprostheses – Visual
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Rehabilitation – Virtual reality
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Neural interfaces – Implantable systems
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) causes visual field (VF) constriction due to progressive loss of photoreceptors, typically from the retinal periphery…
Creating Eye Closure in Patients with Facial Nerve Paralysis using an Implantable Solenoid Actuator
Hasmat, Shaheen ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Eviston, Timothy ; Ekmejian, Rafael ; Suaning, Gregg ; Clark, Jonathan
Prosthetic limbs, devices, and related appliances and aides
This paper proposes the use of an implantable solenoid actuator to create a more natural eyelid closure over current lid loading therapies in…
Electrically Evoked Potentials in an Ovine Model for the Evaluation of Visual Prosthesis Efficacy
Barriga-Rivera, Alejandro ; Eiber, Calvin D. ; Dodds, Christopher William Douglas ; Fung, Adrian ; Tatarinoff, Veronica ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Suaning, Gregg
Sensory neuroprostheses – Visual
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Neural interfaces – Stimulator technology
Visual prostheses are becoming a reality as a therapy to restore functional vision to the blind. New stimulation strategies and novel…
On the use of Test Gases of Various Radii to Investigate Molecular Sieving in Leak Channels
Lim, William W ; Bucknall, Martin Paul ; Adler, Lewis ; McKenzie, David ; Suaning, Gregg
Implantable systems
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Implantable technologies
Evidence of the effect of molecule size (molecular sieving) was discovered in leak channels similar to those found in hermetically sealed…