Intraocular implant device

An artificial vision system, comprising:

• an intraocular implant body shaped for positioning inside a lens chamber of an eye, the body having an anterior side facing a cornea of the eye, and a posterior side facing a retina of the eye;
• a photoelectric sensor disposed on the anterior side of the intraocular implant body, wherein the photoelectric sensor is operable to receive incident light through the cornea and to convert the incident light into electrical energy for use with one or more circuit components disposed on the intraocular implant body.
• a projector disposed on the posterior side of the intraocular implant body, wherein the projector is operable to project an image onto the retina;
• a power supply disposed on the intraocular implant body and operable to provide power to the projector;
• an external transmitter operable to wirelessly send a digital input signal;
• and
• a wireless receiver disposed on the intraocular implant body and operable to receive the digital input signal and to transmit the digital input signal to the projector.

A method of providing artificial vision to a user, comprising:

• implanting an intraocular implant device into a lens chamber of a user, wherein the intraocular implant device comprises:
• an intraocular implant body;
• a photoelectric sensor disposed in the intraocular implant body;
• and
• a projector operable to receive power from the photoelectric sensor;
• and
• a receiver operable to wirelessly receive digital input signal;
• sending a wireless input signal to the projector from an external transmitter, wherein the wireless input signal contains image data;
• and
• emitting photons from the projector in a pattern representative of the image data.