Process and Device for Treating Blind Regions of the Visual Field
AssigneeNovaVision, Inc.
InventorBernhard Sabel
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Abstract
A device and method are provided for treating the visual system of a human including the retina, visual cortex and/or other neuro-cellular structures. The method includes the steps of locating and defining a blind zone of deteriorated vision within the human's visual system, defining a treatment area which is located predominantly within the blind zone, and treating the human's visual system by presenting visual stimuli to the human's visual system. The majority of the visual stimuli are presented to at least a portion of the blind zone.
Claims19
A method for treating the visual system of a human including the retina, visual cortex and/or other neuro-cellular structures, the method comprising:
- (a) locating and defining a blind zone of deteriorated vision within the human's visual system;
- (b) defining a treatment area which is located predominantly within the blind zone;
- (c) treating the human's visual system by presenting visual stimuli to the human's visual system, the majority of said visual stimuli being presented in at least a portion of said blind zone.
A device for treating a visual defect of a human, the device comprising:
- a light emitting module having multiple separably actuatable locations, each location adapted to emit light stimuli so as to target a different region of the human's visual field;
- a processor module adapted to repeatedly select and actuate an actuable location, based on an input visual field map of the human, the majority of the actuable locations selected so as to target a blind region of the visual field.
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