Methodology Report

A Suprachoroidal Electrical Retinal Stimulator Design for Long-Term Animal Experiments and In Vivo Assessment of Its Feasibility and Biocompatibility in Rabbits

Table 3

Threshold current to elicit the EECP. Seven channels were used simultaneously and the duration of the pulse was a biphasic current pulse, 1 ms/phase with a 1-millisecond interphase delay. The repetition rate was 4 Hz. 0 week means the day of implantation.

Time after implantationThreshold current (μA)Threshold charge density per phase (μC/cm2)

0 week12848.64
1 week10439.52
2 weeks8030.40
3 weeks9636.48
4 weeks8030.40
5 weeks10439.52
6 weeks8030.40