Patent ID: 7776087

Claim:
An intraocular implant cooperating with at least one imaging device operative to view a scene, the intraocular implant comprising: a sealed capsule adapted for intraocular placement upstream of a retina, said sealed capsule including: electronic circuitry sized and configured for intraocular placement; a receiver operative to receive signals representing said scene viewed by said at least one imaging device; a transmitter operative to cooperate with said receiver and to transmit said signals to said electronic circuitry; an electronic display sized and configured for intraocular placement, and having at least first and second operational display options, said electronic display being operative in said first operational display option, responsive to inputs received from said electronic circuitry, to display an image corresponding to said image of said scene viewed by said imaging device, said electronic display being transparent in said second operational display option to allow at least some light from the outside to pass through said electronic display and to directly reach the retina; a selection mechanism associated with said electronic circuitry and operative to select between said first operational display option and said second operational display option; and focusing optics arranged for focusing an image appearing on said electronic display onto the retina.