The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB

1 article published in JoVE

• Neuroscience

  
  Calcium Imaging In Electrically Stimulated Flat-Mounted Retinas Marina Cunquero¹, Maria Marsal¹, Gustavo Castro-Olvera¹, Steven T. Walston², F. Taygun Duvan², José Gabriel Macias-Montero³, Carles Puigdengoles³, Mokhtar Chmeissani³, Jose A. Garrido^2,4, Pablo Loza-Alvarez^{1 1}Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, ²Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, ³Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, ⁴Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) Retinal prostheses have the ability to generate visual perceptions. To advance the development of new prostheses, ex vivo methods are needed to test devices before implantation. This article provides a comprehensive protocol for studying calcium activity in the retinal ganglion cell layer when subjected to electrical stimulation.