Interactive vision therapy board

• US 20110184498A1
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robin Lynn Donley
• Original Assignee: Robin Lynn Donley
• Inventors: Donley, Robin Lynn
• Application Number:
  US12/925,163
• Publication Number:
  US 20110184498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/88
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/0041 characterised by display arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/162 Testing reaction times
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/163 by tracking eye movement, gaze, or pupil change
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1261 combined with active exercising of the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5097 wireless
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 5/00 Exercisers for the eyes
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 5/005 Exercisers for training the stereoscopic view
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0092 for training agility or co-ordination of movements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0096 using performance related parameters for controlling electronic or video games or avatars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2213/00 Exercising combined with therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/74 with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0055 with means for distracting the user, e.g. visual or audio means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user

Abstract

A light board machine useful for visual training and therapy purposes includes a planar backboard having an array of light locations having two colored lights (red and green), a microprocessor controller for controlling the operation, sequencing and timing of the lights, and a user-feedback device, such as a touch-activated panel, which cooperate to provide visual training and therapy functions. The present invention includes the option to use red (lights) only, green only or red and green in a random order. The present invention also includes letters and numbers behind some of the lights (e.g. 80 of the 120 lights), and has a sequential pattern option of 30, 60, 90 or 120 lights. This invention is compatible with the use of red/green glasses to accommodate training of binocularity and depth. This invention is used in a therapy setting and will helps to enhance eye hand coordination, response/reaction time, peripheral vision/awareness, localization, awareness of space and depth perception, eye tracking (saccades and occulomotor), sequential movement and processing, as well as a cognitive loading component that therapists use in a variety of ways for individual patients and specific therapy modalities.

Claims

1. An interactive vision therapy board, comprising:

a display panel having a plurality of selectively illuminated lights;

a plurality of finger activated switches responsive to a patient touch,

and a means for changing said light pattern in response to said switches.