Systems and methods for treating amblyopia by visual stimulation of the brain

A method of using a medical device system to increase cerebral blood flow by using an unconventional pre-programmed visual stimulator, comprising:

• obtaining a display device having a display area to display a streaming video content;
• a data storage device for storing a pre-programmed stimulation regime that is identical for different patients;
• and a controller unit connected to the display device and the data storage device;
• utilizing the pre-programmed stimulation regime that manipulates the controller unit to provide:
• altering a level of a visibly noticeable intensity of an image parameter value at a frequency in a range of 0.5-60 Hz for the streaming video content in a continually repeating cycle, the cycle having a crest and a trough as compared to a baseline intensity;
• activating a recovery period of less than or equal to 1 time unit to permit blood vessels to rest;
• wherein the recovery period temporarily stops the continually repeating cycle;
• and
• operating in real time to affect presentation of the streaming video content, wherein the image parameter value is selected from a group consisting of a brightness, a contrast, a saturation, a sharpness, a resolution, and any combination thereof.

A medical device system to increase cerebral blood flow by using an unconventional pre-programmed visual stimulator, comprising:

• a head mountable visual display device having a display area and coupled to a controller unit, the controller unit configured to alter presentation of a video image in a streaming video content in real time for presenting the video image to each eye of a user in accordance with a pre-programmed stimulation regime;
• a data storage device for storing the pre-programmed stimulation regime that is identical for different patients;
• an audio device configured to provide an audio stimulation according to the pre-programmed stimulation regime;
• wherein the audio device, the data storage device, the head mountable visual display device are connected to the controller unit;
• the pre-determined stimulation regime further including at least one visibly noticed intensity alteration of an image parameter defining the video image presented on the at least one display area;
• and
• wherein, the controller unit is further configured to:
• alter a level of an intensity of an image parameter value at a frequency in a range of 0.5-60 Hz for the streaming video content in a continually repeating cycle, the cycle having a crest and a trough as compared to a baseline intensity;
• activate a recovery period of less than or equal to 1 time unit to permit blood vessels to rest;
• and recover by temporarily stopping the continually repeating cycle;
• and
• operate in real time to affect presentation of the streaming video content, wherein the image parameter value is selected from a group consisting of a brightness, a contrast, a saturation, a sharpness, a resolution, and any combination thereof.