PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric stimulation device and method which are low in invasiveness to a patient, and are free from a risk of a corneal problem in applying an electric stimulus to retina.SOLUTION: A device for applying an electric stimulus to retina includes skin electrodes consisting of an electrode for a right eye, an electrode for a left eye, and a common electrode, and is configured so as to pass an electric current between the electrode for a right eye and the common electrode, and apply an electric stimulus to the retina of the right eye, and pass an electric current between the electrode for a left eye and the common electrode, and apply an electric stimulus to the retina of the left eye. A method for applying an electric stimulus to the retina performed by the device equipped with the skin electrodes consisting of the electrode for a right eye, the electrode for a left eye, and the common electrode includes a step for passing an electric current between the electrode for a right eye and the common electrode, and applying an electric stimulus to the retina of the right eye, and a step for passing an electric current between the electrode for a left eye and the common electrode, and applying an electric stimulus to the retina of the left eye.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2【課題】網膜に電気刺激を与えるにあたって、患者に対して低侵襲であり、角膜障害の危険性のない、電気刺激装置および方法を提供する。【解決手段】網膜に電気刺激を与えるための装置は、右眼用の電極と、左眼用の電極と、共用の電極とからなる皮膚電極を備え、右眼用の電極と共用の電極との間に電流を流して右眼の網膜に電気刺激を与え、左眼用の電極と共用の電極との間に電流を流して左眼の網膜に電気刺激を与えるように構成される。また、右眼用の電極と、左眼用の電極と、共用の電極とからなる皮膚電極を備えた装置によって行われる、網膜に電気刺激を与えるための方法は、右眼用の電極と共用の電極との間に電流を流して右眼の網膜に電気刺激を与えるステップと、左眼用の電極と共用の電極との間に電流を流して左眼の網膜に電気刺激を与えるステップとを含む。【選択図】図２
