Mirror implant
An intraocular implant including a plurality of mirrors, including mirrors having optical power, being operative, when the implant is implanted, for receiving light from a scene and focusing the light onto a retina, the mirrors containing bio-incompatible materials and at least one hermetically sealed enclosure, enclosing the plurality of mirrors, and being operative, when the implant is implanted, to seal the bio-incompatible materials from the interior of the eye, without interfering with the passage of light therethrough from the scene to the plurality of mirrors and from the plurality of mirrors to the retina.
1. An intraocular implant comprising:
a transparent body;
a plurality of mirrors, including mirrors having non-zero optical power, being operative, when said implant is implanted, for receiving light from a scene and focusing said light onto a retina, said plurality of mirrors being formed on an outwardly facing surface of said transparent body;
at least one enclosure, enclosing said plurality of mirrors and said transparent body; and
at least one light restrictor formed on a surface of said enclosure, arranged so as to restrict light passing through said implant such that generally only light which impinges on said plurality of mirrors reaches the retina when said implant is implanted.
2. An intraocular implant according to claim 1 and wherein said plurality of mirrors is formed of a bio-incompatible material.
3. An intraocular implant according to claim 2 and wherein said plurality of mirrors is hermetically sealed to prevent contamination of the aqueous environment in the interior of the eye by said bio-incompatible material.
4. An intraocular implant according to claim 1 , wherein said implant also includes a prism mounted onto said at least one enclosure and operative for receiving said light from said scene and directing said light on said plurality of mirrors.
5. An intraocular implant according to claim 1 and wherein at least one of said transparent body and said at least one enclosure has optical power.
6. An intraocular implant according to claim 1 and wherein said plurality of mirrors formed on said transparent body.
7. An intraocular implant according to claim 1 and wherein said transparent body comprises a frame including a hollow interior.