NOVEL METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THE THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF MYOPIA

摘要

Non-surgical therapeutic methods and devices for the treatment of myopia are presented. The eyeball of a patient suffering from myopia is elongated causing refracted light to fall onto a spot in-front of the retina. Studies have shown that the reshaping of the cornea (i.e. through contact lenses or laser surgery) improves the vision of patients. Methods and devices proposed herein mainly target restoring the proper eyeball shape in order to allow the refracted light to fall on the retina, and providing a treatment regime for a patient suffering from myopia to apply a mild but sustained pressure to one or two eyeballs for a sustained period of time. The patient may repeat this process multiple times as needed until their vision improves.

主权项

1. A myopia correction device, the device comprising:
an eye cover; a securing mechanism configured to secure the eye cover to the head of a user; and an eyeball pressure adjustment mechanism configured to apply varying degrees of pressure to the exterior surface of an eyeball through and eyelid.