The implantable miniature telescope

The Treatment Paradigm for the Implantable Miniature Telescope

Advanced or end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) results in significant visual impairment and a substantially reduced quality of life for patients. Therapeutic options for people with bilateral moderate or profound vision loss caused by end-stage AMD are limited. Although medical treatment capable of reversing the functional vision loss that results from end-stage AMD is non-existen...

Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and implantable miniature telescope

Purpose This paper is a case report of the use of femtosecond laser for cataract surgery to implant an implantable miniature telescope for a patient with large central areas of geographic atrophy. Observations On postoperative day 1 the patient's uncorrected visual acuity at near was 20/50. The cornea was clear and the patient reported no problem with navigation without occupational therapy t...

Surgical placement of an optical prosthetic device for end-stage macular degeneration: the implantable miniature telescope.

OBJECTIVE To describe the surgical procedure for placement of an implantable telescope prosthesis for end-stage age-related macular degeneration. METHODS As part of a phase 2/3 clinical trial for patients with bilateral, irreversible age-related macular degeneration, the optimal procedure for monocular placement of the telescope prosthesis was determined. RESULTS Because of the unique confi...

Long-term (60-month) results for the implantable miniature telescope: efficacy and safety outcomes stratified by age in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term results of an implantable miniature telescope (IMT) in patients with bilateral, end-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS A prospective, open-label, multicenter clinical trial with fellow eye controls enrolled 217 patients (mean age 76 years) with AMD and moderate-to-profound bilateral central visual acuity lo...

Implantable Microsystems for High-Resolution Interfacing to the Brain