Eye treatment apparatus
OwnerFrank C. Giannoneinventor
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Abstract
This disclosure pertains to an eye treatment apparatus comprising a frame resembling a pair of eye glasses and including a lamp adjustably located within each of two eye piece areas. The lamps may each be adjusted in three directions and are powered by an intermittent source of electrical energy helpful in the treatment of strabismus, amblyopia, suppression and the restoration of normal binocular function.
Claims5
Eye treatment apparatus having, in combination, a hollow rectangular housing having at least a horizontal top wall, two vertical end walls and a front portion, two temple pieces connected to said housing and projecting outwardly from said front portion with one temple piece disposed adjacent each end of the housing whereby the housing may be supported on the head of a user with said front portion facing the user's eyes, said front portion having first and second openings, one on each side of the center of said front portion whereby each is generally alined with one of the user's eyes, first and second blocks disposed within said housing and generally alined with said first and second openings respectively, two lamps, means for supporting one of said lamps on said first block to shine through said first opening, means supporting the other of said lamps on said second block to shine through said second opening, means for connecting said lamps to an electrical power supply, said top wall having first and second longitudinal slots disposed respectively alongside said first and second openings, the end wall adjacent said first opening having a first vertical slot and the end wall adjacent said second opening having a second vertical slot, a first vertical threaded element projecting through said first longitudinal slot and threaded into said first block to adjust the vertical position of the first block, a first horizontal threaded member projecting through said first vertical slot and threaded into said first block to adjust the horizontal position of the first block, said two threaded elements constituting the sole means of support of said first block in said housing, a second vertical threaded element and a second horizontal threaded element similarly projecting respectively through said second horizontal and vertical slots and threaded into said second block thereby to constitute the sole support of the second block in said housing and to adjust the vertical and horizontal position of the block, and means operable to maintain the vertical and horizontal positions of said blocks.
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