Interactive Eyeglasses With Color-Sensor Eye Alignment Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing treatments for eye misalignment, such as eye patches and corrective lenses, face challenges with compliance, discomfort, and ineffective timing of corrective action, particularly in conditions like strabismus, which can lead to poor depth perception and double vision.
Innovation Solution
Interactive eyeglasses with polarized lenses that use color sensors to detect eye deviation and automatically adjust opacity to align the eyes, incorporating a calibration process and wireless communication for precise alignment correction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional eye patches are used to correct misalignment, then the deviated eye is forced to align with the intended field, but patient compliance decreases due to discomfort and social心理压力
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical eye patch system with an optical-electronic system consisting of smart glasses, color sensors, and programmable lenses. The sensors detect eye deviation through color signature analysis of reflected light, and the system automatically adjusts lens opacity to correct alignment, eliminating the need for physical patches and improving patient compliance while maintaining correction effectiveness.
2Reliability
If eye patches are worn for prolonged periods to correct misalignment, then alignment improvement is achieved, but visual acuity of the non-deviated eye may decrease due to atrophy of neuro-ocular pathways
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors eye alignment using color sensors that detect the position and color signature of the iris and pupil. When misalignment is detected, the programmable lenses automatically adjust their opacity to correct the deviation. This real-time feedback mechanism allows for precise, on-demand correction without requiring prolonged continuous patching, thereby preventing atrophy of the non-deviated eye while maintaining alignment improvement.
3Ease of operation
If corrective lenses are used to address refractory deficiencies, then strain on extra-ocular muscles is decreased, but the timing and precision of alignment correction is reduced compared to active intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuous monitoring of eye alignment through color sensors that constantly analyze the color signature of the iris and pupil. This continuous detection enables immediate intervention when misalignment occurs, eliminating the delayed response inherent in traditional corrective lenses. The programmable lenses adjust opacity in real-time based on detected alignment status, ensuring timely correction while continuously reducing muscle strain.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances compliance and effectiveness of eye alignment therapy by passively correcting misalignment without the discomfort of traditional patches, providing accurate and timely alignment adjustments.
Implementation Method 1
uses color sensors and reflected light and processes to detect eye direction and misalignment
Implementation Method 2
The glasses may use polarized lenses that can be scheduled or programmed to shade out the desired eye
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes glasses for executing a process to correct the alignment of an eye if a misalignment condition is detected. The glasses include lens that change opacity as instructed by a processor. The system determines that an eye is not aligned correctly based on data captured by one or more sensors in the glasses. Data is captured periodically and compared to a baseline set of data. If a deviation is detected, then the appropriate lens is turned “ON” to shade the aligned eye, thereby forcing the misaligned eye to properly align itself.