Perspectives of optic nerve prostheses.
A number of projects exist that are investigating the ability to restore visual percepts for individuals who are blind through a visual prosthesis. While many projects have reported the results from a technical basis, very little exists in the professional literature on the human experience of visua...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 301 - 310 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2016
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