Intraocular implant for retinal diseases
AssigneeIsaac Lipshitz
InventorsIssac Lipshitz, Yariv Lipshitz
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Abstract
An intraocular implant for implantation into the interior of a human eye, the eye having a retina, the implant comprising a body member and an optical arrangement. The body member has an anterior surface, a posterior surface and optical properties. The optical arrangement is configured for forming a first image on the retina. The first image is an image of at least part of the central visual field. The body member and/or the optical arrangement are configured for forming a second image on the retina. The second image is an image of at least part of the peripheral visual field.
Claims25
An intraocular implant for implantation into the interior of a human of a human eye, the eye having a retina, the implant comprising:
- (a) a body member, said body member having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said body member having optical properties;
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- (b) an optical arrangement configured for forming a first image on the retina, said first image being an image of at least part of the central visual field, at least one of said body member and said optical arrangement being configured for forming a second image on the retina, said second image being an image of at least part of the peripheral visual field.
A method for improving vision, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an implant having a body member and an optical arrangement, said body member having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said body member having optical properties, said optical arrangement being configured for forming a first image on the retina of an eye, said first image being an image of at least part of the central visual field, at least one of said body member and said optical arrangement being configured for forming a second image on the retina, said second image being an image of at least part of the peripheral visual field;
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- (b) implanting said implant into the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.