Thomas Spencer

Classifying Retinal Degeneration in Histological Sections Using Deep Learning

Daniel Al Mouiee, Erik Meijering, Michael Kalloniatis, Lisa Nivison-Smith, Richard A Williams, David AX Nayagam, Thomas C Spencer, Chi D Luu, Ceara McGowan, Stephanie B Epp, Mohit N Shivdasani

Journal article  |  2021  |  TRANSLATIONAL VISION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

PURPOSE: Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are increasingly being used to classify retinal diseases. In this study we invest..

Electrical Field Shaping Techniques in a Feline Model of Retinal Degeneration.

Thomas C Spencer, James B Fallon, Carla J Abbott, Penny J Allen, Alice Brandli, Chi D Luu, Stephanie B Epp, Mohit N Shivdasani

Journal article  |  2018  |  Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc

The majority of preclinical studies investigating multi-electrode field shaping stimulation strategies for retinal prostheses, hav..

Creating virtual electrodes with 2D current steering

Thomas C Spencer, James B Fallon, Mohit N Shivdasani

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING

OBJECTIVE: Current steering techniques have shown promise in retinal prostheses as a way to increase the number of distinct percep..

Preclinical investigation of electrical field shaping strategies for retinal prostheses

Thomas Charles Spencer

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2018

Retinal prostheses are a promising technology aimed at restoring vision in people suffering severe retinal degenerative conditions..

Spatial Restriction of Neural Activation Using Focused Multipolar Stimulation With a Retinal Prosthesis

Thomas C Spencer, James B Fallon, Patrick C Thien, Mohit N Shivdasani

Journal article  |  2016  |  INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE

PURPOSE: The resolution provided by present state-of-the-art retinal prostheses is severely limiting for recipients, partly due to..

Effects of pulsatile electrical stimulation of the round window on central hyperactivity after cochlear trauma in guinea pig

WHAM Mulders, TC Spencer, D Robertson

Journal article  |  2016  |  HEARING RESEARCH

Partial hearing loss induced by acoustic trauma has been shown in animal models to result in an increased spontaneous firing rate ..