학술논문

Intraocular electro-optic lens with ciliary muscle controlled accommodation
Document Type
Conference
Source
2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE. :3190-3193 Jul, 2013
Subject
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Lenses
Muscles
Coils
Electrooptical waveguides
Surgery
Visualization
Electrooptic effects
Language
ISSN
1094-687X
1558-4615
Abstract
In this paper a concept is proposed of an intraocular lens implant with electro-optic accommodation of a variable-focus hybrid liquid-crystal-based lens. The dioptric strength of the lens is electronically controlled by a signal that is derived from the change of inductance of a sensing coil due to a marker implanted in the nearby contracting or decontracting ciliary muscle. Analytical, numerical and experimental results are reported on the dependency of the frequency of a Colpitts oscillator circuit on the location of a nearby conductive marker. A concept is also reported on the use as an electro-optic lens of a device based on a liquid crystal in planar alignment, which is held between a flat and a curved window coated with optically transparent and electrically conductive layers.