Light therapy system including spectacle frames and contact lenses

Abstract

The present invention provides for eyeglasses used together with contact lenses to deliver light therapy to the wearer. The eyeglass lenses or frames feature an embedded light source in logical and electrical communication with power, sensors, processors, and other components contained within the eyeglasses. The eyeglass lenses or frames project light into complimentary contact lenses which refract, diffract or reflect light into the wearer's eyes.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An system for administering light therapy, the system comprising:
 a contact lens comprising a light source powered by power provided by an energy source.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a spectacle frame suitably sized for wearing on a human being and securing one or more optical lenses. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising one or more energy sources fixedly mounted to the spectacle frame and capable of providing power to a contact lens on an eye of a wearer of the spectacle frame. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the light source emits blue light at wavelengths of 450 to 500 nanometers. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the light source emits blue light at wavelengths of 470 to 480 nanometers. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the light source emits between about 2,000 to 3,000 lux of light. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the light source emits green light at wavelengths of 475 to 525 nanometers. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the light source emits green light at wavelengths of 490 to 510 nanometers. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the light emits between about 300 to 400 lux of light. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises one or more light emitting diodes. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the contact lens further comprises an optic zone and a perimeter area, and including light scattering areas in the perimeter area configured to diffuse light passing there through. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the light source is configured to direct light onto the light scattering areas in the perimeter area of the contact lens. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the light scattering areas only disperse light of wavelengths emitted by the light source. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the contact lens further comprises, an internal barrier for preventing light from the light source from being dispersed into the optical zone of the contact lens. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein light from the light source is dispersed by the contact lens into an area around the perimeter of a cornea.