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NB that the photoreceptors of the foveola (fovea pit) feed to the nerve fibres within<br />

the blind spot or optic disc. The optic disc is an oval of 1.76mm by 1.92mm giving<br />

an area of 2.66mm 2 (http://www.websters-onlinedictionary.org/definitions/Optic%20disc)<br />

The current state of technology using a<br />

high density electrode array gives ≈ 100 electrodes/mm 2 [29],implying over 200<br />

electrodes capability for stimulating RGC’s with an epiretinal implant<br />

Figure 2 Eye diagram (image: Wikimedia Commons public domain)<br />

1.1.2 Epi retinal<br />

The epiretinal refers to the side that faces the vitreous [51], essentially an<br />

epiretinal implant would rest on the inner limiting membrane of the retina [52].<br />

Whereas a sub retinal approach relies on stimulation data being supplied due to<br />

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