How does the LMI work?

The main concept of the LMI is based on the use of an intraocular implant that contains mirrors. This implant creates a telescopic effect that modifies the central image while preserving the peripheral vision. That way the LMI redesigns vision on the human retina for treatment of retinal diseases.

As with external telescopes, the concept of optically treating patients that suffer from AMD or other retinal diseases consists of creating a magnified image on the central retina so that the image falls on a larger area than the diseases retina.

In AMD, most photoreceptor cells on the center of the macula do not function and cannot detect light, but photoreceptior cells in the more peripheral area are still alive and functioning.

By increasing central visual field using two times to three times magnification on the macula, we are able to use enough cells in order to create an image that can be seen by the patient. 

A detailed patient information leaflet can be downloaded here.