Patent ID: 8556951

Claim:
A system configured to provide light therapy to a subject as the subject sleeps, the system comprising: a sleep mask, the sleep mask comprising: a shield configured to cover the eyes of a subject wearing the sleep mask such that the shield provides a barrier between ambient radiation and the eyes of the subject; a headgear configured to hold the shield in place on the face of the subject; one or more lighting modules carried by the shield, the one or more lighting modules being configured to provide radiation to the eyes of the subject; and one or more EEG electrodes carried by the shield and/or the headgear; and a processor in operative communication with the one or more lighting modules and the one or more EEG electrodes, the processor (i) controlling the one or more lighting modules to emit radiation incident on the eyes of the subject to provide phototherapy to the subject, (ii) receiving output signals generated by the one or more EEG electrodes, and (iii) adjusting one or more parameters of the phototherapy provided to the subject based on the received output signals wherein, the processor is configured such that adjusting one or more parameters of the phototherapy provided to the subject based on the received output signals comprises controlling the one or more lighting modules to emit radiation onto the eyes of the subject at a first intensity if the received output signals indicate that the subject is experiencing REM sleep, and at a second intensity if the received output signals indicate that the subject is experiencing non-REM sleep, and wherein the first intensity is less than the second intensity.