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ArticleArtificial organs2018

Visual Evoked Potential Recovery by Subretinal Implantation of Photoelectric Dye-Coupled Thin Film Retinal Prosthesis in Monkey Eyes With Macular Degeneration.

Toshihiko Matsuo, Tetsuya Uchida, Jun Sakurai, Koichiro Yamashita, Chie Matsuo, Tomoaki Araki, Yusuke Yamashita, Kunihisa Kamikawa

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Article in Artificial organs, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Toshihiko MatsuoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Medical School and Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6570-0030
Tetsuya UchidaDepartment of Polymer Materials Science, Okayama University Faculty of Engineering and Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama City, Japan.
Jun SakuraiCenter for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama City, Japan.
Koichiro YamashitaDepartment of Polymer Materials Science, Okayama University Faculty of Engineering and Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama City, Japan.
Chie MatsuoDepartment of Orthodontist, Okayama City, Japan.
Tomoaki ArakiDepartment of Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima City, Japan.
Yusuke YamashitaDepartment of Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima City, Japan.
Kunihisa KamikawaCenter for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama City, Japan.
Okayama University Hospital · JPOkayama University of Science · JPShin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (Japan) · JPAmerican Association of Orthodontists · USOkayama University · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal prosthesis or artificial retina is a promising modality of treatment for outer retinal degeneration, caused by primary and secondary loss of photoreceptor cells, in hereditary retinal dystrophy and age-related macular degeneration, respectively. Okayama University-type retinal prosthesis (OUReP) is a photoelectric dye-coupled polyethylene film which generates electric potential in response to light and stimulates nearby neurons. The dye-coupled films were implanted by vitreous surgery in the subretinal space of monkey eyes with macular degeneration which had been induced by cobalt chloride injection from the scleral side. A pilot 1-month observation study involved 6 monkeys and a pivotal 6-month observation study involved 8 monkeys. Of 8 monkeys in 6-month group, 3 monkeys underwent dye-coupled film removal at 5 months and were observed further for 1 month. The amplitude of visual evoked potential which had been reduced by macular degeneration did recover at 1 month after film implantation and maintained the level at 6 months. Optical coherence tomography showed no retinal detachment, and full-field electroretinograms maintained a-wave and b-wave amplitudes, indicative of no retinal toxicity. Pathological examinations after 6-month implantation showed structural integrity of the inner retinal layer in close apposition to dye-coupled films. The implanted films which were removed by vitrectomy 5 months later showed light-evoked surface electric potentials by scanning Kelvin probe measurement. The photoelectric dye-coupled film (OUReP), which serves as a light-receiver and a displacement current generator in the subretinal space of the eye, has a potential for recovering vision in diseases with photoreceptor cell loss, such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.

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Evoked Potentials, VisualVisual ProsthesisAniline CompoundsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFeasibility StudiesLightMacaca fascicularisMacular DegenerationPilot ProjectsPolyethyleneProsthesis DesignProsthesis ImplantationRecovery of FunctionRetinaSurface Properties2-(2-(4-(dibutylamino)phenyl)ethenyl)-3-carboxymethylbenzothiazoliumAniline CompoundsPolyethyleneThiazolesDye-coupled thin film retinal prosthesis-Macular degeneration-Monkey-Photoelectric dye-Visual evoked potential-Vitreous surgery

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PMID29633282
PMCPMC6175213
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