| Vision rehabilitation in the case of blindness. | |
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PMID: 16293017 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This article examines the various vision rehabilitation procedures that are available for early and late blindness. Depending on the pathology involved, several vision rehabilitation procedures exist, or are in development. Visual aids are available for low vision individuals, as are sensory aids for blind persons. Most noninvasive sensory substitution prostheses as well as implanted visual prostheses in development are reviewed. Issues dealing with vision rehabilitation are also discussed, such as problems of biocompatibility, electrical safety, psychosocial aspects, and ethics. Basic studies devoted to vision rehabilitation such as simulation in mathematical models and simulation of artificial vision are also presented. Finally, the importance of accurate rehabilitation assessment is addressed, and tentative market figures are given. |
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Authors:
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Claude Veraart; Florence Duret; Marten Brelén; Medhy Oozeer; Jean Delbeke |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Expert review of medical devices Volume: 1 ISSN: 1743-4440 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2004 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-11-18 Completed Date: 2006-01-05 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101230445 Medline TA: Expert Rev Med Devices Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 139-53 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Neural Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Universite catholique de Louvain, 54 Avenue Hippocrate Box UCL-54.46, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. veraart@gren.ucl.ac.be |
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Blindness
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rehabilitation* Electric Stimulation Therapy / instrumentation, methods*, trends Equipment Design Humans Prostheses and Implants* Sensory Aids* Technology Assessment, Biomedical |
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