Active retinal implant for eye for serving to counteract loss of vision due to degenerations of retina, has array of stimulation elements that are designed as radiation-emitting elements

摘要

The implant (10) has an array (16) of stimulation elements (17) that emit stimulation signals to cells of a retina, where the stimulation elements are designed as radiation- emitting elements i.e. organic basis light-emitting diodes. An image receiver (13) i.e. actuation device, converts incident ambient light into spatially resolved electrical signals, and controls the array of the stimulation elements, where the receiver and the array of radiation-emitting elements operate with a time offset. The image receiver is designed as an external image receiver that is placed outside of an eye. An independent claim is also included for a method for treating a patient in need of a treatment.