Palanker Lab

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Area of Focus 1

Photovoltaic Restoration of Sight - optoelectronic subretinal prosthesis

Area of Focus 2

Laser-Tissue Interactions – mechanisms and therapeutic applications

Area of Focus 3

Electronic Control of Organs - Blood Vessels and Secretory Glands

Area of Focus 4

Retinal Plasticity - migration and rewiring of the retinal neurons

Commercial Readiness?
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Description

“Optical and electronic technologies for diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical and prosthetic applications, primarily in ophthalmology: • Electro-Neural interfaces: Photovoltaic Retinal Prosthesis; Electronic Control of Vasculature and of the Glands • Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy: Interferometric detection of neural activity • Laser-Tissue Interactions: ◦ Non-damaging retinal laser therapy ◦ Ultrafast laser surgery of transparent tissues • Retinal plasticity: ◦ Cellular preservation and proliferation in response to therapy ◦ Transplanation of retinal cells and neural rewiring”

Institution
Stanford University
New/Existing Tech
novel tech design
Recent Publication 1

Electronic Retinal Prostheses, Chapter 1.39 in The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference, 2nd edition, Bernd Fritzsch (Ed), Elsevier 2021.

Recent Publication 2

Ophthalmic Laser Therapy and Surgery. D. Palanker. Chapter 15 in the Handbook of Laser Technology & Applications, 2nd Edition. Ed. Chunlei Guo, Chandra Subhash Singh. CRC Press, 2021

Techs used
Techs-used
ultrasoundPhotovoltaic Retinal ProsthesisOptical Imaging and SpectroscopyRetinal plasticity:
Treatments