Relation Between Implant Position and Perceptual Threshold in a Patient with Epiretinal Prosthesis System

Background

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a rare genetic disease where photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium are deteriorating over time leading eventually to complete blindness [1].

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