Mechatronic system to restore accommodation

The Artificial Accommodation system is a mechatronic approach to restoring accommodation. It consists of an autonomous device that will be implanted into the capsular bag of the eye similar to implantation of intraocular lenses today. The device measures accommodation demand and accordingly adjusts its refractive power by means of an integrated active optical element. Realization of this far reaching vision requires development of the respective subsystems, their integration into a small hermetic and biocompatible housing and adapted surgical procedures. Development of subsystems is well under way and first integration steps are being taken starting from macro scale down to target size. In this talk, the concept of the overall system is described and the results obtained for the different subsystems are discussed.