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Argus retinal prosthesis, the Glossary

Argus retinal prosthesis, also known as a bionic eye, is an electronic retinal implant manufactured by the American company Second Sight Medical Products.^[1]

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2011 introductions
Bionics
Neuroprosthetics

A bionic contact lens is a proposed device that could provide a virtual display that could have a variety of uses from assisting the visually impaired to video gaming, as claimed by the manufacturers and developers. Argus retinal prosthesis and bionic contact lens are American inventions and bionics.

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Clinical trial

Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel vaccines, drugs, dietary choices, dietary supplements, and medical devices) and known interventions that warrant further study and comparison.

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Cochlear implant

A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthesis that provides a person who has moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss with sound perception. Argus retinal prosthesis and cochlear implant are bionics, implants (medicine) and Neuroprosthetics.

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Conjunctiva

In the anatomy of the eye, the conjunctiva (conjunctivae) is a thin mucous membrane that lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the white of the eye).

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Digital camera

A digital camera, also called a digicam, is a camera that captures photographs in digital memory. Argus retinal prosthesis and digital camera are American inventions.

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Electrode

An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).

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Endophthalmitis

Endophthalmitis, or endophthalmia, is inflammation of the interior cavity of the eye, usually caused by an infection.

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Engadget

Engadget is a technology news, reviews and analysis website offering daily coverage of gadgets, consumer electronics, video games, gaming hardware, apps, social media, streaming, AI, space, robotics, electric vehicles and other potentially consumer-facing technology.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Food and Drug Administration

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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General anaesthesia

General anaesthesia (UK) or general anesthesia (US) is a method of medically inducing loss of consciousness that renders a patient unarousable even with painful stimuli.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Humanitarian Device Exemption

A Humanitarian Device Exemption is an approval process provided by the United States Food and Drug Administration allowing a medical device to be marketed without requiring evidence of effectiveness.

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IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum is a magazine edited by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) professional association for electronics engineering, electrical engineering, and other related disciplines.

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Intraocular pressure

Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the fluid pressure inside the eye.

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Iris (anatomy)

The iris (irides or irises) is a thin, annular structure in the eye in most mammals and birds, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, Johns, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

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LogMAR chart

A logMAR chart (Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution) is a chart consisting of rows of letters that is used by ophthalmologists, orthoptists, optometrists, and vision scientists to estimate visual acuity.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Medicare (United States)

Medicare is a federal health insurance program in the United States for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities, including those with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease).

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Micrometre

The micrometre (Commonwealth English) as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American English), also commonly known by the non-SI term micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equalling (SI standard prefix "micro-".

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MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review is a bimonthly magazine wholly owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and editorially independent of the university.

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Nasdaq

The Nasdaq Stock Market (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock exchange based in New York City.

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an executive non-departmental public body, in England, of the Department of Health and Social Care, that publishes guidelines in four areas.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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NHS England

NHS England, formerly the NHS Commissioning Board, is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care.

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Pars plana

The pars plana (also known as orbicularis ciliaris) (Latin: flat portion) is part of the ciliary body in the uvea (or vascular tunic), the middle layer of the three layers that comprise the eye.

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Retinal detachment

Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue.

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Retinal implant

A retinal implant is a visual prosthesis for restoration of sight to patients blinded by retinal degeneration. Argus retinal prosthesis and retinal implant are biomedical engineering, blindness, implants (medicine) and Neuroprosthetics.

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Retinitis pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic disorder of the eyes that causes loss of vision. Argus retinal prosthesis and Retinitis pigmentosa are blindness.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia and the Middle East.

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Sclera

The sclera, also known as the white of the eye or, in older literature, as the tunica albuginea oculi, is the opaque, fibrous, protective outer layer of the eye containing mainly collagen and some crucial elastic fiber.

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Sylmar, Los Angeles

Sylmar is a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley and is the northernmost neighborhood within the city of Los Angeles.

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The Atlantic

The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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USC Eye Institute

The USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute, part of Keck School of Medicine of USC, is a center for ophthalmic care, research and education located in downtown Los Angeles, California.

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Visual acuity

Visual acuity (VA) commonly refers to the clarity of vision, but technically rates an animal's ability to recognize small details with precision.

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Visual prosthesis

A visual prosthesis, often referred to as a bionic eye, is an experimental visual device intended to restore functional vision in those with partial or total blindness. Argus retinal prosthesis and visual prosthesis are implants (medicine) and Neuroprosthetics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_retinal_prosthesis

Also known as Argus II, Second Sight Medical Product, Second Sight Medical Products.

Argus retinal prosthesis, the Glossary

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2011 introductions

Bionics

Neuroprosthetics

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