Chapter 2: Descriptive Information
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eye. In rare cases, if you have an infection that cannot
be resolved you may need to have your eye removed.
• Your eye pressure may get too high or too low.
Normally, your doctor would give you medication to treat
this. Your doctor may also need to inject air or oil into
your eye. In more severe cases, you may need surgery
to return your eye pressure to normal. In rare cases, if
the eye pressure gets extremely low, you may need to
have your eye removed.
• Separation of the layers of the eye, or a tear in the
retina (the innermost layer) may need surgery or
treatment with a laser to fix. In some cases, these
events may affect how well the Argus 2s system works.
• Large-scale growth of cells in the eye that pull on the
retina or growth of strands of tissue that pull on the
inner lining of the eye may lead to separation of the
layers of the eye. If this happens to you, you may need
surgery to repair this problem.
• The implant could move or the retinal tack holding the
implant could become loose. You may need surgery to
adjust the position of the implant in your eye or to
re-tack it to your retina.
• The implant could stop working due to mechanical or
electrical problems. Surgery, physical impact to the eye,
or exposure to harmful levels of energy could also
damage the implant. If the implant stops working, you
may need surgery to remove the device.
