Intraocular implants
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1. An artificial vision system comprising:
- a sealed capsule adapted for intraocular placement upstream of a retina;
an electronic display located within said sealed capsule; and
focusing optics located within said sealed capsule and arranged for focusing an image on said electronic display onto the retina.
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Abstract
An artificial vision system including a sealed capsule adapted for intraocular placement upstream of a retina, an electronic display located within the sealed capsule and focusing optics located within the sealed capsule and arranged for focusing an image on the electronic display onto the retina.
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1. An artificial vision system comprising:
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a sealed capsule adapted for intraocular placement upstream of a retina;
an electronic display located within said sealed capsule; and
focusing optics located within said sealed capsule and arranged for focusing an image on said electronic display onto the retina. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing artificial vision comprising:
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implanting a sealed capsule in a user'"'"'s eye upstream of a retina, said sealed capsule incorporating an electronic display and focusing optics for focusing an image on said electronic display onto the retina;
acquiring image data; and
transmitting said image data to said electronic display for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An intraocular implant, for placement upstream of a retina, comprising:
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a telescope body defining an optical path for light to pass therethrough;
at least one first lens and at least one second lens enclosed in said telescope body;
positioning means, for positioning at least one of said lenses along its optical axis relative to another at least one of said lenses, operative to focus objects located at multiple distances onto the retina; and
mounting structure connected to said telescope body for mounting said implant in an eye. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An intraocular implant system comprising:
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a sealed capsule comprising;
at least one negative lens; and
at least one air bubble; and
at least one positive lens located outside said sealed capsule. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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