Argus II retinal prosthesis for retinitis pigmentosa in the Middle East: The 2015 Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology Gradle Lecture.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To describe the outcomes of patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) who received the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System.

Methods

This retrospective, interventional case series evaluated 10 consecutive patients who received the Argus II retinal implant and underwent visual function tests with the system on and system off. The main outcome measures were safety (the number, seriousness, and relatedness of adverse events), and visual function measured by computer-based objective tests, including square localization (SL) and direction of motion (DOM). Secondary measures included functional vision performance, including orientation and mobility (O&M) tasks.

Results

There were no intraoperative complications and all prostheses remained implanted at the end of foll

SUBMITTER: Arevalo JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8554988 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature