Apparatus and Method for Improving, Augmenting or Enhancing Vision

摘要

The present invention provides various apparatus and methods for improving, augmenting or enhancing a vision of a person that include a first camera, one or more sensors, a microdisplay, and one or more processors communicably coupled to the first camera, the one or more sensors and the microdisplay. The first camera is configured to acquire a first image of a scene facing away from an eye of the person. The microdisplay is configured to display a modified first image to the eye. In one operational mode, the one or more processors are configured to acquire the first image of the scene using the first camera, modify the first image based on one or more vision improvement parameters, and display the modified first image on the microdisplay to improve, augment or enhance the vision of the person.

主权项

1. A computerized method for improving, augmenting or enhancing a vision of a person, comprising the steps of:
providing an apparatus proximate to an eye of the person, the apparatus comprising a first camera configured to acquire a first image of a scene facing away from the eye, a second camera configured to acquire a second image of the eye, one or more sensors, a microdisplay configured to display a modified first image to the eye, and one or more processors communicably coupled to the first camera, the second camera, the one or more sensors and the microdisplay; acquiring the first image of the scene using the first camera; acquiring the second image of the eye using the second camera; modifying the second image using the one or more processors; determining an eye gaze angle based on the second image or the modified second image using the one or more processors; modifying the first image based on one or more vision improvement parameters and offsetting the first image by an image offset based the eye gaze angle using the one or more processors; and displaying the modified first image on the microdisplay to improve, augment or enhance the vision of the person.