Patent ID: 7703148

Claim:
A new method for improving the quality and quantity of human sleep by blocking a substantial amount of light from entering a closed eyelid while permitting normal sight when the eyelid is opened by way of an eyelid cover where adhesive is placed on the back side along the anterior and posterior edges of the eyelid cover dictating the mechanism of action to fold the eyelid cover away from the ocular cavity when the user opens his/her eye, enabling uninhibited use of vision, comprising: a. providing an eyelid cover of the type comprising a thin sheet member of flexible, substantially light-blocking, materials, b. providing an adhesive on the back side of the eyelid cover along the anterior and posterior edges for affixing said thin sheet member of flexible, substantially light-blocking, materials to the outer skin of the eyelid, c. affixing said eyelid cover to the outer skin of a human eyelid, d. blocking of substantial amounts of light from entering the eye by way of said eyelid, e. permitting normal sight when said eyelid is opened, by the movement of the upper eyelid moving said eyelid cover away from the field of view due to a mechanism of action that results in folding the eyelid cover away from the ocular cavity without removing said eyelid cover, whereby said eyelid cover provides the user with a safe, comfortable, and easy way to enhance his/her ability to sleep in environments where there is unwanted light while maintaining the ability to have uninhibited use of vision by opening his/her eyes.