Retina implant project [Elektronische Ressource] : chronic implantation of active epiretinal implants / by Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues

1 Retina Implant Project Chronic Implantation of Active Epiretinal Implants Dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR IN MEDICINE by Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues Department of Ophthalmology Philipps-University Marburg October, 2003 2 Statement of originality “I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person nor material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma of this university or other institute of higher learning, except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text. The animals experiment that provided the data for the investigations in this dissertation were jointly conducted with PD Dr. Lutz Hesse and Dr. Thomas Schanze”. Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues 06/11/2003 3 CONTENTS - INDEX Page 1. Introduction 1.1 Normal Vision.............................................................................................................................. 5 1.1.1 Eye And Visual System...................................................................................................... 5 1.1.1.1 Structural anatomy of the eye............................................................................ 5 1.1.1.2 Morphology of the retina...