Patent ID: 11947199
Assignee: nan
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method for visual field translation to compensate for central field scotomas, comprising:
providing an apparatus comprising:
i) a platform;
ii) a first left eye mirror coupled to the platform;
iii) a second left eye mirror coupled to the platform, wherein the first left eye mirror and the second left eye mirror are configured to redirect light reflecting or emanating from an object and intended for a user's left eye central vision axis and instead onto a region of the user's left eye retina unaffected by scotomas;
iv) a first right eye mirror coupled to the platform; and
v) a second right eye mirror coupled to the platform, wherein the first right eye mirror and the second right eye mirror are configured to redirect the light reflecting or emanating from the object and intended for the user's right eye central vision axis and instead onto a region of the user's right eye retina unaffected by scotomas;
vi) wherein the first left eye mirror is centered with the user's left eye central vision axis,
vii) wherein the first right eye mirror is centered with the user's right eye central vision axis, and
vii) wherein the first left eye mirror and the first right eye mirror are positioned to approximately match a pupillary distance between the user's left eye and right eye; and

viewing into the apparatus and making adjustments to one or more of the first left eye mirror, the second left eye mirror, the first right eye mirror, and the second right eye mirror in order to translate the user's central vision axis onto regions of the user's retinas unaffected by scotomas.