System and methods for the treatment of retinal diseases
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1. A method for treating a retinal disease, the method comprising:
- selecting a person having a retinal defect affecting a portion of a visual field of the person;
locating and defining one or more zones of vision within the person'"'"'s visual field;
defining a treatment area which is located within at least one of the zones of vision;
concurrently displaying, to the person, a plurality of fixation anchors lying within the person'"'"'s visual field and surrounding the affected portion of a person'"'"'s visual field;
treating at least one zone of vision by presenting visual stimuli to the treatment area at specified locations;
recording changes in specified characteristics of the person'"'"'s visual field; and
iterating at least the steps of defining a treatment area, presenting visual stimuli, and recording the changes so as to improve the person'"'"'s overall vision.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating a retinal disease in a human include locating and defining one or more zones of vision within the human'"'"'s visual system and defining a treatment area which is located within at least one of the zones. The method of this embodiment may also include treating the human'"'"'s retinal disease by presenting visual stimuli to the treatment area at a specified location and with a specified definition and recording changes in specified characteristics of the human'"'"'s visual system. The method of this embodiment may also include reiterating the previous steps so as to improve the human'"'"'s overall visual system.
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1. A method for treating a retinal disease, the method comprising:
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selecting a person having a retinal defect affecting a portion of a visual field of the person; locating and defining one or more zones of vision within the person'"'"'s visual field; defining a treatment area which is located within at least one of the zones of vision; concurrently displaying, to the person, a plurality of fixation anchors lying within the person'"'"'s visual field and surrounding the affected portion of a person'"'"'s visual field; treating at least one zone of vision by presenting visual stimuli to the treatment area at specified locations; recording changes in specified characteristics of the person'"'"'s visual field; and iterating at least the steps of defining a treatment area, presenting visual stimuli, and recording the changes so as to improve the person'"'"'s overall vision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A device for treating a retinal disease affecting a portion of a person'"'"'s visual field, the device comprising:
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identifying means for locating and defining one or more zones of vision within the person'"'"'s visual field; means for concurrently displaying, to the person, a plurality of fixation anchors lying within the person'"'"'s visual field and surrounding the affected portion of a person'"'"'s visual field; means for presenting at least one optical stimulus; means for entering the person'"'"'s response to the at least one optical stimulus; controlling means for allowing a control of the means for presenting the at least one optical stimulus in accordance with the person'"'"'s response to the presentation of the at least one optical stimulus; and central data processing means for recording, storing, processing and emitting data from the means for presenting, the means for concurrently displaying, the means for entering, and the controlling means. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for treating the vision of a patient, the method comprising:
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locating and defining one or more zones of vision within visual field of the patient; defining a treatment area which is located within at least one of the zones; concurrently displaying, to the patient, a plurality of fixation points lying within the person'"'"'s visual field; treating the patient by presenting at least one visual stimulus to the treatment area at a specified location and with a specified definition; recording changes in specified characteristics of the patient'"'"'s visual field; automatically redefining the treatment area based on the recorded changes; and iterating at least the concurrently displaying, treating the patient, recording the changes, and automatically redefining so as to improve the patient'"'"'s overall vision, wherein the iterating includes adapting the specified location and definition. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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51. A device for treating a retinal disease affecting a portion of a person'"'"'s visual field, the device comprising:
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means for locating and defining one or more zones of vision within the person'"'"'s visual field, the one or more zones of vision including a zone of intact vision and a transition zone; means for concurrently displaying, to a person, a plurality of fixation points lying within the person'"'"'s visual field; means for presenting at least one optical stimulus; means for entering the person'"'"'s response to a presentation of the at least one optical stimulus; controlling means for allowing a control of the means for presenting the at least one optical stimulus in accordance with a response of the person to the presentation of the at least one optical stimulus; and central data processing means for recording, storing, processing and emitting data from the means for presenting, the means for concurrently displaying, the means for entering the response, and the controlling means. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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