OCCLUDED CONTACT LENS WITH PERIPHERAL VISION FUNCTIONALITY

摘要

A contact lens (50) for rehabilitation or training of targeted portions of t he brain in which the contact lens has occluded regions to selectively blind portions of the central visual field corresponding to non-targeted areas of the brain to force visual processing to a particular portion of the brain which is thereby stimulated. The region of the contact lens (50) over portio n of the pupil (70) of the eye corresponding to the central visual field of th e targeted area of the brain is substantially transparent. In order to preserv e sufficient visual cues for the patient to maintain balance and orientation, at least a portion of the contact lens (50) over the portion of the pupil of th e eye corresponding to the peripheral visual field of the non-targeted area of the brain is also transparent.