Mirror implant

Abstract

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 plurality of mirrors, including mirrors having optical power, being operative, when said implant is implanted, for receiving light from a scene and focusing said light onto a retina, said mirrors containing bio-incompatible materials; and   at least one hermetically sealed enclosure, enclosing said plurality of mirrors, and being operative, when said implant is implanted, to seal said bio-incompatible materials from the interior of the eye, without interfering with the passage of light therethrough from said scene to said plurality of mirrors and from said plurality of mirrors to said retina.   
     
     
         2 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 1  and wherein:
 said implant is formed as a transparent body; 
 said plurality of mirrors is formed by coating surfaces of said transparent body; and 
 said at least one hermetically sealed enclosure is formed by a layer of transparent material, which is non-permeable to said bio-incompatible material, formed over said plurality of mirrors and said transparent body. 
 
     
     
         3 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 21  and wherein said layer of transparent material is selected to be one of glass and transparent sprayable material. 
     
     
         4 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 1  and also comprising at least one iris restrictor operative to restrict closing of the iris, thereby to ensure that said light from a scene reaches said plurality of mirrors. 
     
     
         5 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 4  and wherein said at least one iris restrictor comprises a prism. 
     
     
         6 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 5  and wherein said prism is operative to direct said light onto one of said plurality of mirrors. 
     
     
         7 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 5  and wherein said prism is operative to change the direction of said light and to direct it onto at least one of said plurality of mirrors. 
     
     
         8 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 4  and also comprising at least one light restrictor 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. 
     
     
         9 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 1  and also comprising at least one light restrictor 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. 
     
     
         10 - 18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . An intraocular implant comprising:
 a plurality of mirrors, including mirrors having optical power, being operative, when said implant is implanted, for receiving light from a scene and focusing said light onto a retina; and   at least one light restrictor 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.   
     
     
         20 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 19  and wherein said plurality of mirrors is formed of a bio-incompatible material. 
     
     
         21 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 20  and wherein said plurality of mirrors is hermetically sealed to prevent contamination of the interior of the eye by said bio-incompatible material. 
     
     
         22 . An intraocular implant according to  claim 20  and wherein each of said plurality of mirrors is hermetically sealed to prevent contamination of the interior of the eye by said bio-incompatible material. 
     
     
         23 - 27 . (canceled)