Microcurrent-stimulation-therapy apparatus and method

A method for applying stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein the patient has a first eye and a second eye, and wherein the first eye and the second eye each include an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid, the method comprising:

• providing a stimulation display;
• displaying, using the stimulation display, one or more points of light that move across a visual field of the patient such that the patient's eyes orient to different positions during application of the stimulation therapy;
• providing a first stimulation strip that includes a first elongated portion and a second elongated portion, and wherein the first stimulation strip includes a first plurality of individually controlled electrodes and a first plurality of individually controlled light emitters;
• placing the first elongated portion of the first stimulation strip on the upper eyelid of the first eye of the patient;
• placing the second elongated portion of the first stimulation strip on the lower eyelid of the first eye of the patient;
• delivering a microcurrent stimulation therapy to the patient's first eye via the first plurality of individually controlled electrodes;
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• delivering a light-stimulation therapy to the patient's first eye via the first plurality of individually controlled light emitters, wherein the delivering of the light-stimulation therapy includes delivering optical signals configured to trigger nerve-action potentials (NAPs) in neural tissue of the patient's first eye, and wherein the optical signals include infrared optical signals.

A system for applying stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein the patient has a first eye and a second eye, and wherein the first eye and the second eye each include an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid, the system comprising:

• a stimulation display configured to display red light that includes a wavelength of 600 nanometers (nm) to about 700 nm;
• a first stimulation strip that includes a first elongated portion configured to be placed on the upper eyelid of the first eye of the patient and a second elongated portion configured to be placed on the lower eyelid of the first eye of the patient, wherein the first stimulation strip includes:
• a first plurality of individually controlled electrodes, wherein the first plurality of individually controlled electrodes is configured to deliver microcurrent stimulation therapy to the patient's first eye, and
• a first plurality of individually controlled light emitters, wherein the first plurality of individually controlled light emitters is configured to deliver light-stimulation therapy to the patient's first eye, and wherein the light-stimulation therapy includes optical signals that are configured to trigger nerve-action potentials (NAPs) in neural tissue of the patient's first eye;
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• a controller operatively coupled to the first stimulation strip and configured to control delivery of the microcurrent stimulation therapy and the light stimulation therapy to the patient's first eye.

A system for applying stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein the patient has a first eye and a second eye, and wherein the first eye and the second eye each include an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid, the system comprising:

• a stimulation display configured to display one or more points of light that move across a visual field of the patient such that the patient's eyes orient to different positions during application of the stimulation therapy;
• a first stimulation strip configured to be placed on at least one of the upper eyelid and the lower eyelid of the patient's first eye, wherein the first stimulation strip includes:
• a first plurality of individually controlled electrodes, wherein the first plurality of individually controlled electrodes is configured to deliver microcurrent stimulation therapy to the patient's first eye, and
• a first plurality of individually controlled light emitters, wherein the first plurality of individually controlled light emitters is configured to deliver light-stimulation therapy to the patient's first eye, wherein the light-stimulation therapy includes optical signals that are configured to trigger nerve-action potentials (NAPs) in neural tissue of the patient's first eye, and wherein the optical signals include infrared optical signals;
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• a controller operatively coupled to the first stimulation strip and configured to control delivery of the microcurrent stimulation therapy and the light stimulation therapy to the patient's first eye.