Adjustable optical system for intraocular micro-display

An intraocular micro-display (IOMD) implant, comprising:

• an enclosure shaped for implantation into an eye;
• a micro-display disposed in the enclosure and oriented to emit an image towards a retina of the eye when the IOMD implant is implanted into the eye;
• a base lens having a fixed optical power attached to the enclosure and positioned relative to the micro-display to reside in an optical path extending between the micro-display and the retina when the IOMD implant is implanted into the eye, the base lens configured to apply the fixed optical power to the image;
• an adjustable lens disposed in the optical path between the micro-display and the retina, the adjustable lens having an adjustable optical power that is adjustable in-situ to adjust a focal distance of the image projected by the IOMD implant after the IOMD implant has been implanted into the eye;
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• an electrowetting prism disposed in the optical path between the micro-display and the retina, the electrowetting prism having an adjustable refractive geometry that is adjustable in-situ to beam steer the image and adjust a lateral position of the image projected onto the retina after the IOMD implant has been implanted into the eye.

An intraocular micro-display (IOMD) system, comprising:

• an auxiliary head unit including a camera module to acquire an image and wirelessly relay image data of the image in real-time;
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• an intraocular micro-display (IOMD) implant shaped for implantation into an eye, the IOMD implant including:
• an antenna configured to receive the image data;
• a micro-display configured to output a regenerated image based upon the image data and oriented to project the regenerated image towards a retina of the eye when the IOMD implant is implanted into the eye;
• a base lens having a fixed optical power positioned relative to the micro-display to reside in an optical path extending between the micro-display and the retina when the IOMD implant is implanted into the eye, the base lens configured to apply the fixed optical power to the regenerated image;
• an electrowetting lens disposed in the optical path between the micro-display and the retina, the electrowetting lens having an adjustable optical power that is adjustable in-situ to adjust a focal distance of the regenerated image projected by the IOMD implant after the IOMD implant has been implanted into the eye;
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• an electrowetting prism disposed in the optical path between the micro-display and the retina, the electrowetting prism having an adjustable refractive geometry that is adjustable in-situ to beam steer the regenerated image and adjust a lateral position of the regenerated image projected onto the retina after the IOMD implant has been implanted into the eye.