A system for selectively projecting an object of interest onto a predefined retinal area

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for projecting an object of interest into a human eye in a selective manner. In particular, the invention relates to a system for supporting the detection and selection of an object of interest and to project said object of interest onto a predefined retinal area of the human eye. Accordingly, a system (10) for projecting at least a portion of an object of interest (28) onto a predefined retinal area (22) of a human eye of a user is suggested, comprising a camera (12) for capturing an image, a projector device (14) for projecting a light beam (20) into a human eye based on an inputted signal, at least a first user input device (26), and a processor (16) being in communication with the camera (12), at least the first user input device (26), and the projector device (14). According to the invention, the processor (16) is further configured to detect at least a portion of the object of interest (28) in a captured image based on a user input received from the first user input device (26) and to output a signal corresponding to a portion of the captured image to the projector device (14) and to output a signal for centering at least said portion of the object of interest (28) relative to the predefined retinal area (22).

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