Optical Modulator for Non-Surgical Eye Opacity Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for treating eye opacity, such as cataracts, require invasive surgery and carry risks of complications, necessitating a non-surgical solution to improve image clarity on the retina.
Innovation Solution
An optical modulator is positioned in front of or in contact with the eye to modulate light properties, including phase and strength, based on the degree of opacity, using sensors, controllers, and light modulators to enhance image focus without surgery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If surgical intervention is performed to treat eye opacity, then the opacity is removed and vision is restored, but the procedure carries surgical risks and may cause post-surgery complications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical surgical intervention with an optical modulation system. Instead of physically removing or replacing the lens through incision, the system uses light modulators to adjust the properties of light entering the eye, compensating for the opacity effects optically. This substitution eliminates surgical risks while maintaining treatment effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces light modulators as intermediary devices between the light source and the eye. These modulators adjust light properties (phase, amplitude, polarization) to compensate for opacity effects, serving as a non-invasive mediator that achieves vision correction without direct surgical intervention on the eye structures.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If no treatment is applied, then surgical risks are avoided, but eye opacity progresses and deteriorates image quality on the retina
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary optical compensation by placing light modulators in the optical path before light enters the eye. These modulators pre-adjust the light properties to counteract the scattering and absorption effects of opacity, thereby maintaining image quality without waiting for surgical intervention or allowing condition progression.
3Manufacturing precision
If an optical modulator is introduced to reduce opacity effects, then image clarity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the optical modulator system to perform multiple functions: adjusting light phase, amplitude, and polarization simultaneously. By consolidating these functions into a single integrated system rather than separate components, the patent improves image clarity while minimizing the increase in device complexity.
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
The optical modulator effectively reduces eye opacity by modulating light to improve image clarity on the retina, potentially delaying or avoiding the need for surgical intervention and minimizing post-surgical complications.
Implementation Method 1
These disorders scatter light coming from the outside, deteriorating the quality of an image forming on the retina
Implementation Method 2
The optical modulator may modulate a property of the light depending on a degree of opacity of the eye. The property of the light may include a phase of the light or a strength of the light
Data Source
AI summary
An optical modulator is disposed in front of an eye along a direction in which light enters the eye to modulate the properties of light depending on the degree of opacity of the eye.