Trial reportClinical & experimental ophthalmology2017
Performance of real-world functional vision tasks by blind subjects improves after implantation with the Argus® II retinal prosthesis system.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Retinal Implantation of Electronic Vision Prostheses to Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Systematic Review.Translational vision science & technology · 2021Pooled it
- Functional Vision in the Real-World Environment With a Second-Generation (44-Channel) Suprachoroidal Retinal Prosthesis.Translational vision science & technology · 2021Trial
- A Second-Generation (44-Channel) Suprachoroidal Retinal Prosthesis: Interim Clinical Trial Results.Translational vision science & technology · 2021Trial
- Assessment of the Electronic Retinal Implant Alpha AMS in Restoring Vision to Blind Patients with End-Stage Retinitis Pigmentosa.Ophthalmology · 2018Trial
- Performance of real-world functional vision tasks by blind subjects improves after implantation with the Argus® II retinal prosthesis system.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2017Trial
- Seeing anew: Mechanisms, outcomes, and challenges in adapting to restored sight via visual prostheses.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2026Review
- Validation of a novel multi-luminance shape discrimination test for assessment of functional vision.Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Motion perception with visual prostheses.Progress in biomedical engineering (Bristol, England) · 2026Review
- Visual-tactile shape perception in Argus II Participants: The impact of prolonged device use and blindness on performance.Journal of vision · 2025Article
- Review
- Optimizing electrical stimulation parameters to enhance visual cortex activation in retina degeneration rats.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Static or Temporal? Semantic Scene Simplification to Aid Wayfinding in Immersive Simulations of Bionic Vision.Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology. ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology · 2025Article
- Enhancing the Functional Performance of Patients with Late-Stage Age-Related Macular Degeneration Implanted with a Miniature Telescope using Rehabilitation Training.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2024Article
- Benefits of thermal and distance-filtered imaging for wayfinding with prosthetic vision.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Smart Devices in Optometry: Current and Future Perspectives to Clinical Optometry.Clinical optometry · 2024Review
- Artificial Vision: The High-Frequency Electrical Stimulation of the Blind Mouse Retina Decay Spike Generation and Electrogenically Clamped Intracellular CaBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Current Assistive Devices Usage and Recommendations for a Future Artificial Vision Prosthesis among Patients with Severe Visual Impairment Due to Inherited Retinal Diseases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Bioengineering strategies for restoring vision.Nature biomedical engineering · 2023Review
- Evaluation of the Long-Term Clinical Results of 3 Patients Implanted with the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis.Turkish journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Implications of Neural Plasticity in Retinal Prosthesis.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe main objective of this study was to test Argus II subjects on three real-world functional vision tasks.
designThe study was designed to be randomized and prospective. Testing was conducted in a hospital/research laboratory setting at the various participating centres.
participantsTwenty eight Argus II subjects, all profoundly blind, participated in this study.
methodsSubjects were tested on the three real-world functional vision tasks: Sock Sorting, Sidewalk Tracking and Walking Direction Discrimination task
main outcome measuresFor the Sock Sorting task, percentage correct was computed based on how accurately subjects sorted the piles on a cloth-covered table and on a bare table. In the Sidewalk Tracking task, an 'out of bounds' count was recorded, signifying how often the subject veered away from the test course. During the Walking Direction Discrimination task, subjects were tested on the number of times they correctly identified the direction of testers walking across their field of view.
resultsThe mean percentage correct OFF versus ON for the Sock Sorting task was found to be significantly different for both testing conditions (t-test, P < 0.01). On the Sidewalk Tracking task, subjects performed significantly better with the system ON than they did with the system OFF (t-test, P < 0.05). Eighteen (18) of 27 subjects (67%) performed above chance with the system ON, and 6 (22%) did so with system OFF on the Walking Direction Discrimination task.
conclusionsArgus II subjects performed better on all three tasks with their systems ON than they did with their systems OFF.
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