OPHTHALMIC PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED TREATMENT METHOD

摘要

An ophthalmic phototherapy device and associated phototherapy treatment method for promoting healing of damaged or diseased eye tissue. The ophthalmic phototherapy device includes a light emitting mechanism for transmitting light of at least one preselected wavelength to the eye tissue. The ophthalmic phototherapy method includes directing light of at least one wavelength for a selected period of time to a portion of damaged or diseased eye tissue, whereby the light transmitted to the damaged or diseased eye tissue stimulates cellular activity in the eye tissue to promote healing.

主权项

1. An ophthalmic phototherapy method for promoting the healing of retinal eye tissue exhibiting dry age-related macular degeneration, said method comprising the operations of:
(a) diagnosing dry age-related macular degeneration in retinal tissue of a patient's eye; (b) selecting a dosage of light phototherapy for treatment of the retinal tissue exhibiting dry age-related macular degeneration, said dosage being selected to modulate cellular activity in the retinal eye tissue to promote healing of the retinal eye tissue exhibiting dry age-related macular degeneration; (c) providing a light source adapted to produce said selected dosage of light phototherapy; (d) generating said selected dosage of light phototherapy; and (e) modulating the cellular activity in the retinal eye tissue by directing said dosage of light phototherapy at the retinal eye tissue according to said selected dosage.