US 11,890,051 B2
Apparatus with filter to treat macular degeneration and method of treating macular degeneration
Gregory Heacock, Maple Valley, WA (US)
Assigned to Sensor, LLC, Maple Valley, WA (US)
Filed by Sensor, LLC, Maple Valley, WA (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/425,577.
Prior Publication US 2018/0221199 A1, Aug. 9, 2018
Int. Cl. A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61B 3/12 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 18/20 (2013.01) [A61B 3/1208 (2013.01); A61B 18/203 (2013.01); A61B 2018/20553 (2017.05); A61F 9/00821 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00863 (2013.01); G02C 7/04 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handheld apparatus for treating macular degeneration comprising:
an ophthalmic lens for treatment of macular degeneration in the interior of an eye, wherein the ophthalmic lens comprising a lens housing with a grip portion; and
an optical filter configured to distribute power from a light beam incident on the optical filter into the ophthalmic lens, the optical filter having:
a filter housing allowing for the optical filter to be mated with the ophthalmic lens; and
a surface wherein a portion of the surface comprises non-transmissive material, wherein the non-transmissive material is configured to distribute the power from the light beam into a plurality of light beams directly onto the ophthalmic lens, the plurality of light beams being transmitted through the ophthalmic lens to create a plurality of spots on the retina, and
wherein a single physical and optical axis extends through each of the ophthalmic lens, the filter housing, and the surface,
wherein the ophthalmic lens is configured to be releasably mated to the filter housing of the optical filter.