1. An observation and aiming device comprising a reticle (1) and an eyepiece (7A), said reticle having an optical axis (A) and comprising a carrier (2) having two surfaces and an image (3) provided on one surface (0.1, 0.2) of the carrier, said image radiating light from a light source (6) disposed laterally of said one carrier surface and said optical axis (A); a mirror (5), having a mirror surface (7), fastened to said carrier (2) and having two foci (8 and 9) wherein said light source (6) is disposed in the area of said first focus (8), and light beams (12) passing said second focus (9) illuminate said image (3).
2. The observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein said image (3) is disposed in the area of said second focus (9).
3. The observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein said mirror surface (7) of said mirror (5) is formed as an ellipsoid.
4. The observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein said mirror surface (7) is provided on the back of said mirror (5) illuminated by said light source (6) from the front.
5. The observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein said image (3) is formed by a diffractive or scattering microstructuring on said one carrier surface.
6. The observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is a transparent material.
7. The observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein said carrier is glass.
8. The observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein the mirror is plastic.
9. The observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein the light source is a light-emitting diode.
10. The observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein said image is a dot.
11. The observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein the image is a line.
12. An observation and aiming device according to claim 1, wherein said device is an aiming telescope.
13. An observation device comprising a reticle (1), said reticle comprising a carrier (2) having two surfaces and an image (3) provided on one surface (0.1, 0.2) of the carrier, said image radiating light from laterally disposed light source (6) to said one carrier surface; a mirror (5), having a mirror surface (7), fastened to said carrier (2) and having two foci (8 and 9) wherein said light source (6) is disposed in the area of said first focus (8), and light beams (12) passing said second focus (9) illuminate said image (3), wherein said light beams (12) passing to said second focus (9) converge after total reflection (13) on one of said two carrier surfaces (0.1) in the area of said image (3) disposed on said other carrier surface (0.2).
14. The observation device according to claim 13, wherein said image is a dot.
15. The observation device according to claim 13, wherein the image is a line.
16. The observation device according to claim 13, wherein the image is filled with pigment.
17. The observation device according to claim 16, wherein the pigment is photoluminescent.
18. An observation device comprising a reticle (1), said reticle comprising a carrier (2) having two surfaces and an image (3) provided on one surface (0.1, 0.2) of the carrier, said image radiating light from laterally disposed light source (6) to said one carrier surface; a mirror (5), having a mirror surface (7), fastened to said carrier (2) and having two foci (8 and 9) wherein said light source (6) is disposed in the area of said first focus (8), and light beams (12) passing said second focus (9) illuminate said image (3), wherein the image is filled with pigment.
19. The observation device according to claim 18, wherein the pigment is photoluminescent.
20. An observation and aiming device comprising a reticle (1), said reticle having an optical axis (A) and comprising a carrier (2) having two surfaces and an image (3) provided on one surface (0.1, 0.2) of the carrier, said image radiating light from a light source (6) disposed laterally of said one carrier surface and said optical axis (A); a mirror (5), having a mirror surface (7), fastened to said carrier (2) and having two foci (8 and 9) wherein said light source (6) is disposed in the area of said first focus (8), and light beams (12) passing said second focus (9) illuminate said image (3), wherein said image (3) is formed by a diffractive or scattering microstructuring on said one carrier surface.
21. An observation and aiming device according to claim 20, wherein said device is an aiming telescope.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of treating an eye having a lens and a lens capsule, the lens capsule having a central portion, a peripheral portion and an intermediate portion, the peripheral portion connected to zonules of the eye, the intermediate portion corresponding to a location between the peripheral portion and the central portion, the method comprising:
treating the intermediate portion of the capsule to stiffen the intermediate portion to increase curvature or movement anteriorly of at least a portion of the lens when the eye accommodates.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the increased curvature of the lens comprises an increased amount curvature of a natural lens of the eye or an increased amount curvature of an IOL, and wherein the increased movement anteriorly comprises an increased amount of axial movement of the natural lens of the eye or an increased amount of axial movement of the IOL implanted in the eye.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion is treated to stiffen the intermediate portion without shrinking substantially tissue of the intermediate portion such that far vision of the eye is maintained.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion is stiffened such that far vision of the eye is maintained to within about 1 D and the an amount of accommodation of the eye is increased by at least about 1 D.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion of the capsule is treated so as to maintain optical clarity of the intermediate portion when the intermediate portion is stiffened.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the capsule comprises an anterior capsule and the intermediate portion comprises an intermediate portion of the anterior capsule.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the lens comprises a natural lens of the eye and wherein the treatment is applied to the intermediate portion of the anterior capsule without penetration of the capsule.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the central portion of the capsule is coupled to the peripheral portion of the capsule with the stiffened intermediate portion such that the central portion is moved forward when the eye accommodates and the peripheral portion moves inward.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the central portion of the lens capsule moves anteriorly along an axis of the eye a first amount and the intermediate portion moves anteriorly along the axis a second amount, the first amount greater than the second amount such that the curvature of the central portion is increased when the eye accommodates.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the capsule comprises a posterior capsule and the intermediate portion comprises an intermediate portion of the posterior capsule.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein treating the intermediate portion comprises delivering one or more of an energy or a substance to the intermediate portion.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the energy comprises light energy, and wherein the light energy is transmitted through the cornea of the eye and absorbed with the intermediate portion to treat the intermediate portion.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more of the energy or the substance is delivered to the intermediate portion of the capsule with a probe tip and wherein the probe tip is introduced into an anterior chamber of the eye through an incision in an outer portion of a cornea.
14. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing a capsulorhexis to remove the central portion of the capsule and placing an intraocular lens within the capsule.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the stiffened intermediate portion decreases radial movement of a capsulorhexis edge such that radially inward force of the peripheral portion is increased by at least about 1 g when the eye accommodates.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the intermediate portion of the capsule is treated before performing the capsulorhexis to remove the central portion of the capsule, and wherein at least a portion of the stiffened intermediate portion of the capsule remains to move the peripheral portion inward when the eye accommodates with the intraocular lens.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the stiffened intermediate portion supports the peripheral portion such that the peripheral portion moves the intraocular lens forward with a radially inward force of at least about 3 g.
18. The method of claim 1, further comprising retreating the lens capsule with a second treatment to stiffen the lens capsule at least about one day after the treatment to increase the amount of accommodation of the eye.
19. The method of claim 1, further comprising treating tissue of the lens with a softening treatment located inward of the intermediate portion so as to couple the stiffened intermediate portion of the capsule to the softened tissue to increase the amount of accommodation of the eye.
20. A method of treating an eye having a lens and a lens capsule, the lens capsule having a central portion and a peripheral portion connected to zonules of the eye, the method comprising:
applying an adhesive to an intermediate portion of the capsule to stiffen the intermediate portion to increase one or more of curvature or movement of the lens when the eye accommodates, the intermediate portion located between the central portion and the peripheral portion.