Passive photonic eye delivery system
First Claim
1. A chronotherapy device for the application of artificial light to a user'"'"'s eye, said device having a light source and a light directing member proximate a user'"'"'s eye, said light directing member transmitting a light stream, said light stream capable of being directed at, at least one predetermined transmission solid angle, to the retina of the user'"'"'s eye, said angle preventing said light from scattering as well as from coming in contact with the user'"'"'s fovea.
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Abstract
A device for the application of artificial light to a user'"'"'s retina is disclosed. A light source leads to a light focusing member that generates a light stream at, at least one transmission angle, to the user'"'"'s retina, preventing the light from coming in contact with the user'"'"'s fovea. In one embodiment, the light focusing member is a light ring containing a plurality of apertures around an outer periphery with light exiting through the apertures in a plurality of streams at a transmission angle. A vision aperture within the light ring has a periphery less than the outer periphery and is on a direct axis with the user'"'"'s fovea to enable the user to maintain vision during chronotherapy. The light source can be distanced from the light focusing member and connect by a light transfer member, such as a optic fiber. In another embodiment, the light focusing member can be the frame of a pair of eyeglasses having lenses to enable user vision. The light source can be either proximate the apertures around the frame or distanced from the glasses with the light being transmitted from the light source to the glasses by a transfer member.
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20 Claims
- 1. A chronotherapy device for the application of artificial light to a user'"'"'s eye, said device having a light source and a light directing member proximate a user'"'"'s eye, said light directing member transmitting a light stream, said light stream capable of being directed at, at least one predetermined transmission solid angle, to the retina of the user'"'"'s eye, said angle preventing said light from scattering as well as from coming in contact with the user'"'"'s fovea.
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17. A chronotherapy system for the application of artificial light to a user'"'"'s retina, said system having:
a light directing member, said light directing member generating a light stream, said light stream capable of being directed at, at least one transmission angle, to the retina of the user'"'"'s eye, said angle preventing said light from coming in contact with the user'"'"'s fovea, said light stream angle being determined by the formula - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of chronotherapy through the application of artificial light to the retina of a user'"'"'s eye comprising the steps of applying an artificial light to a user'"'"'s eye, said artificial light being produced by a remote light source and transmitted to a light directing member by a cladded optic fiber, said light directing member generating a light stream directed at, at least one transmission angle, to the retina of the user'"'"'s eye, said angle preventing said light from scattering as well as from coming in contact with the user'"'"'s fovea, wherein said application of said light to said retina prevents damage to said fovea while providing chromotherapeutic benefits and enabling said user almost normal vision.
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20. The method of phase shifting a user'"'"'s circadian clock through the use of a chronotherapy system, said system having;
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a light application device, said light application device having a light source and a light directing member, said light directing member generating a light stream directed at, at least one transmission angle, to the retina of the user'"'"'s eye, said angle preventing said light from coming in contact with the user'"'"'s fovea, light filtering device, said light filtering device filtering out a narrow melatonin producing wavelength from a user'"'"'s eyes to inhibit the production of melatonin comprising the steps of;
placing said light application device proximate a user'"'"'s eyes positioning said light application device to enable said light streams to contact said user'"'"'s retina, exposing said user'"'"'s retina to said light for a predetermined period of time based on known chronotherapy procedures, placing said light filtering device proximate said user'"'"'s eyes to inhibit production of melatonin for a predetermined period of time based on known chronotherapy procedures, wherein alternating said application of said light and said filtering device based on known chronotherapy procedures causes said user'"'"'s circadian dock to phase shift, thereby relieving problems associated with a lack of synchronicity between said user'"'"'s circadian clock and natural day/night cycles.
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