43 results about "Ocular health" patented technology

Described here are devices, systems, and methods for treating one or more conditions (such as dry eye) or improving ocular health by providing stimulation to nasal or sinus tissue. Generally, the devices may be handheld or implantable. In some variations, the handheld devices may have a stimulator body and a stimulator probe having one or more nasal insertion prongs. When the devices and systems are used to treat dry eye, nasal or sinus tissue may be stimulated to increase tear production, reduce the symptoms of dry eye, and/or improve ocular surface health.

Described here are devices, systems, and methods for treating one or more conditions (such as dry eye) or improving ocular health by providing stimulation to nasal or sinus tissue. Generally, the devices may be handheld or implantable. In some variations, the handheld devices may have a stimulator body and a stimulator probe having one or more nasal insertion prongs. When the devices and systems are used to treat dry eye, nasal or sinus tissue may be stimulated to increase tear production, reduce the symptoms of dry eye, and/or improve ocular surface health.

A method for adaptively determining a model of visual performance of a test subject comprising the step of exposing a test subject to a plurality of trials. Each trial comprises the steps of identifying the stimulus pattern to test, generating a stimulus pattern on a display, determining whether the stimulus pattern generated an OKR, updating the model to incorporate the OKR results, and determining whether the updated model is acceptable. The trials can be iteratively repeated until the model for visual performance is acceptable.

The present invention provides improved dietary supplements and methods for inhibiting the progression of macular degeneration and promoting healthy vision, while at the same time maintaining general health. The dietary supplements of the invention contain vitamin E and carotenoids in the form of lutein and/or zeaxanthine. The dietary supplements of the invention further contain Vitamin D, Vitamin C, copper and zinc and may also contain such ingredients as rosemary, DHA, and other vitamins and minerals.

Embodiments include a composition to promote ocular health and a method of treatment for a subject exposed to a source of oxidative or visual stress to the eye or having a degradation of the eye. The composition may include amounts of vitamin A, which includes beta-carotene; vitamin C; vitamin D; vitamin E; zinc; copper; selenium; non-vitamin A carotenoids, which include lutein and zeaxanthin; omega-3 fatty acids, which include eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid; taurine; alpha lipoic acid; pine bark extract; astaxanthin; and Piper spp. extract. The method includes the step of administering to the subject a daily dose of a composition to promote ocular health.

The invention discloses an eye-protecting health care patch with self-heating steam and nutrition. The patch comprises an upper non-woven protection layer, a nutrition supply layer, a self-heating steam generation layer, a lower non-woven protection layer, and an oxygen barrier plastic bag, wherein the nutrition supply layer is coated at one side of the upper non-woven protection layer; the self-heating steam generation layer is combined at one side of the nutrition supply layer; the lower non-woven protection layer is combined at one side of the self-heating steam generation layer; the oxygen barrier plastic bag wraps outside the upper non-woven protection layer, the nutrition supply layer, the self-heating steam generation layer and the lower non-woven protection layer; and the materials of the nutrition supply layer are hydrophilic macromolecule gel, superoxide dismutase, bilberry extract, vitamins, hyaluronic acid, luteolin, and Chinese wolfberry fruits. The materials of the patchare easily accessible and the formula is reasonable. The patch can protect eyes, the nutrition are easy to absorb. Being portable and very convenient in use, the patch is capable of dredging the blood capillaries of eyes, promoting the blood circulation of eyes, repairing injured cells of eyes, adjusting the physiological function of eyes, relieving eye fatigue and protecting vision.

Multi-purpose solutions for contact lens care provide substantial lens wearer/user comfort and/or acceptability. Such solutions include an aqueous liquid medium; an antimicrobial component, preferably a biguanide polymer present in an amount of less than about 5 ppm; propylene glycol or glycerin in an amount sufficient to increase antimicrobial activity; a surfactant component, preferably a poly(oxyethylene)-poly(oxypropylene) block copolymer surfactant, in an effective amount; a phosphate buffer component in an effective amount; a viscosity inducing component, preferably selected from cellulosic derivatives, in an effective amount; and a tonicity component in an effective amount. Such solutions have substantial performance, comfort and acceptability benefits, which, ultimately, lead to ocular health advantages and avoidance of problems caused by contact lens wear.

The invention discloses an eyedrop dropping assistance glasses frame which consists of a fixed glasses frame, a rotating device and a feedback device. The rotating device is arranged in the fixed glasses frame, and the feedback device is fixedly arranged at the front end of the fixed glasses frame. When the eyedrop dropping assistance glasses frame is used, the fixed glasses frame is fixed to the head of a patient, the patient can observe the eye situation through angles of a first plane mirror and a second plane mirror on the feedback device, a rotating mechanism required in the rotating device is operated as required, the eyelids are pushed aside to make conjunctival sacs exposed, eyedrops are dropped into lower conjunctival-fornix conjunctival sacs, the patient closes eyes, and the device is taken off after dropping is completed. The eyedrop dropping assistance glasses frame is simple in structure, low in cost, simple in operation and convenient to carry, a user can accurately master an eyedrop dropping usage method, the usage cost is low, the patient can independently complete dropping, an active role is played in eye disease treatment, and the eyedrop dropping assistance glasses frame is suitable for patients suffering from eye diseases and populations having eye health care demands to widely use.

The method comprises steps of: providing a nutraceutical including, in combination, 1.13 to 3 mg lutein and 18.8 to 51.2 mg omega fatty acids and 1.9 to 5.2 mg grape seed extract and 1.9 to 5.2 mg alpha lipoic acid; determining the weight of each dose of the components in the combination based upon an amount per kg body weight of the animal patients; and administering 1 dose of nutraceutical per day to animals suffering from ocular health issues including any degenerative retinal disease and diabetic cataracts and prior to and following cataract surgery for the diminishment and prevention of secondary cataracts.

The present invention provides methods for identifying and treating subjects having nutrient deficiencies. A method for scoring nutritional deficiency in a subject's eye is also provided.

The invention belongs to the technical field of eye care, and particularly relates to an eye health natural physiotherapy combination which comprises a nano atomization eye moistening instrument, eyemoistening cream, a meridian point intelligent pulse physiotherapy instrument, meridian massage cream, an eye health physiotherapy massage instrument and eye health care cream which are used in a matched mode. According to the invention, the nanometer atomization eye moistening instrument is matched with the eye moistening cream, and the nano atomization eye moistening instrument is used for rapidly carrying out atomization eye moistening effects on eyes, so that the situations of dry eyes, swelling pain and blurred vision decline can be relieved; a meridian acupoint intelligent pulse physiotherapy instrument is used for massaging human cervical vertebra acupoints, and meridian massage cream is matched, so that qi and blood cell microcirculation of the human meridian acupoints is smooth, blockage and swelling pain of the human body can be relieved, and eye fatigue is relieved; the eye health physiotherapy massager is used for massaging acupuncture points around eyes in cooperation withthe eye health care paste, blockage, dryness, fatigue and blurred vision of an eye meridian microneuron system can be effectively relieved, and the optimal comprehensive physiotherapy effect on the eyes is achieved.

The present invention provides zinc complexes for use in methods of providing zinc to subjects in need of treatment. The invention further provides improved dietary supplement formulations for improving and maintaining ocular nutrition. In particular, the improved dietary supplement formulations comprise the zinc complexes described herein, antioxidant vitamins, minerals and excipients.

The present invention relates to a bio-artificial eye which is produced by a process comprising adding loess, zeolite, bentonite, bioceramic or nano-silver to acrylic resin powder. Thus, the artificial eye has antibacterial activity in itself, does not cause much eye discharge, and emits far-infrared rays and anions, and thus, has a very good effect on the ocular health of a person wearing the artificial eye. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a conformer which is produced by a process comprising adding loess, zeolite, bentonite, bioceramic or nano-silver to acrylic resin powder. Thus, the inventive conformer has antibacterial activity in itself, does not cause much eye discharge, and emits far-infrared rays and anions, and thus, has a very good effect on the ocular health of a person wearing the conformer.

Systems and methods are provided for eye health and vision examinations. A customer diagnostic center is configured to generate customer examination data pertaining to an examination of a customer's eye. The customer diagnostic center provides a user interface for communicating with a customer and ophthalmic equipment for administering tests to the customer. A diagnostic center server is configured to receive the customer examination data from the customer diagnostic center over a network and allow the customer examination data to be accessed by an eye-care practitioner. A practitioner device associated with the eye-care practitioner is configured to receive the customer examination data from the diagnostic center server and display at least a portion of the customer examination data to the eye-care practitioner. Customer evaluation data is generated pertaining to the eye-care practitioner's evaluation of the customer examination data. An eye health report is provided to the customer via the network.

The present invention provides an extract of Dendrobii Caulis with eye care effect, wherein the extract of Dendrobii Caulis has an active ingredient comprising a picrotoxane-type sesquiterpene. The present invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition with eye care and a use of an extract of Dendrobii Caulis for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with eye care effect.