T027 tACS and tDCS for vision restoration

Publication date: March 2017
Source:Clinical Neurophysiology, Volume 128, Issue 3
Author(s): B.A. Sabel, R. Alber
Alternating current stimulation (tACS), when applied near the eye, forces retinal ganglion cells to fire at predetermined frequencies. Repeating this for extended time periods might strengthen the synaptic connectivity through mechanisms of neuroplasticity and thus induce long-lasting after-effects of brain synchronization. To check clinical efficacy in the treatment of vision loss, patients suffering from optic nerve damage received tACS for 10days (20–40min daily, AC–current bursts of.



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