Device and method for pupil size modulation
US8070688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2/006
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method are presented for drug-free, non-invasive, modulation of a size of a patient's pupil. The invention utilizes application of an external electric and/or magnetic field of desired properties to the patient's iris to thereby effect stimulation or neutralization of synapses and thus temporarily inducing mydriasis or miosis effect.
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