Table 2.
Retinal morphological changes and number of functioning electrodes after Argus II implantation and their extent
| Retinal morphological changes | Time since the onset of changes, months | Extent of changes (number of electrodes involved/covered by scanned OCT images) |
Functioning electrodes, n |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | baseline | 12 months | ||
| Patient 1 | |||||||
| Fibrosis | 12 | NA | NA | NA | 41/58 | 59 | 59 |
| Schisis | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Patient 2 | |||||||
| Fibrosis | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 54 | 54 |
| Schisis | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Patient 3 | |||||||
| Fibrosis | 3 | NA | 24/56 | 33/59 | 34/60 | 59 | 59 |
| Schisis | 6 | NA | NA | 30/59 | 30/60 | ||
| Patient 4 | |||||||
| Fibrosis | 3 | NA | 42/60 | 56/60 | 56/60 | 59 | 59 |
| Schisis | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Patient 5 | |||||||
| Fibrosis | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 59 | 59 |
| Schisis | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||