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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162476 | Contact lens A contact lens includes at least two focal lengths, a single lower bearing surface capable of allowing the lens to be translated relative to an eye, and an area placed in the lower portion of the lens, the area having an outer face connected to a remainder of the ou... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8057034 | Methods and apparatuses for enhancing peripheral vision Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for improving peripheral vision by positioning the peripheral image points at a pre-determined and precise position relative to the retina to achieve optimal performance according to one or more pre-selected criteria parameters ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7997725 | Contact lens and method for prevention of myopia progression A method of slowing the progression of myopia in a person, comprises applying to the eye of the person contact lens or lenses each including a vision correction area for correcting in use the myopic vision of a wearer, and a myopic defocus area having a less negativ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988285 | Light adjustable multifocal lenses The invention relates to novel intraocular lenses. The lenses are capable of post-operative adjustment of their optical properties, including conversion from single focal lenses to multifocal lenses. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7976156 | Wearing-orientation selectable contact lens A wearing-orientation selectable contact lens including: an optical zone; a first diopter power region provided in the optical zone; and a second diopter power region having a lens power that is more positive than that of the first diopter power region. A superficia... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7909459 | Soft multifocal contact lens A multifocal contact lens (10, 50) made of flexible material is able to translocate on an eye by virtue of a lower end (22) of the contact lens (10, 50) being truncated so as to provide a relatively wide surface. The lower end (22) engage... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7891810 | Multifocal contact lens The present invention provides a multifocal contact lens comprising a central contact lens area having a size, a position, and an optical power; an outer contact lens area having a size, a position, and an optical power; wherein the size, the position, and the optic... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7866815 | Accommodating or focusable contact lens An “accommodating contact lens” or “focusable contact lens” is a contact lens comprised of a single unit lens, primarily of a rigid gas permeable material, that has one optical power ground into the lens and is fitted for the eye for clear vision at distance... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7832858 | Contact lens permitting translation The present invention describes a contact lens of sufficient vertical length when placed on an eye that the lower portion touches the lower fornix of the eye when the eye rotates on a vertical axis, permitting the eye to translate through different vertical portions... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832859 | Contact lens and method Contact lenses and methods for preventing or slowing progression of myopia are described. The contact lenses include a vision correction area and a myopic defocus area. Various examples of the contact lenses are described. Methods include providing the present conta... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819523 | Ocular lens To provide an ocular lens capable of securing a stable image in a distance portion and a near portion, and suppressing a generation of blurring or ghosting of the image. A progressive multifocal far and near contact lens is provided, having a distance portion for ai... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7766478 | Contact lens and method for prevention of myopia progression A method of slowing the progression of myopia in a person, comprises applying to the eye of the person contact lens or lenses each including a vision correction area for correcting in use the myopic vision of a wearer, and a myopic defocus area having a less negativ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753521 | Lenses for the correction of presbyopia and methods of designing the lenses The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that im... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7717556 | Visual enhancement lens and associated methods A vision enhancement device is provided that is made of a lens material that has a first polarization orientation in a central portion and a second polarization orientation substantially normal to the first polarization in an annular portion surrounding the central ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7637612 | Ophthalmic lenses for prevention of myopia progression The invention provides ophthalmic lenses useful in preventing myopia progression. The lenses of the invention provide substantially constant distance vision power zone in the center of the optic zone surrounded by a zone that provides positive longitudinal spherical... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7543935 | Soft multifocal contact lens A multifocal contact lens (10, 50) made of flexible material is able to translocate on an eye by virtue of a lower end (22) of the contact lens (10, 50). being truncated so as to provide a relatively wide surface. The lower end (22) engag... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7537338 | Bifocal contact lens A contact lens having near vision and distance vision portions, the lens being movable on the eye between first and second positions, those positions corresponding with aligning the wearer's vision through the near vision and distance vision portions respectively. T... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7503652 | Translating multifocal ophthalmic lenses The invention provides translating, multifocal lenses that are pupil insensitive or independent. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7455403 | Simultaneous vision emulation for fitting of corrective multifocal contact lenses An emulator including a beam splitter for splitting incoming light energy into a first component directed along a first optical path, and a second component directed along a second optical path distinct from the first optical path. The emulator includes a first rece... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452075 | Hydrodynamically operated multifocal contact lens This invention pertains to a soft contact lens that has a body with a central zone aligned with the optical axis of the eye when a wearer wears the lens. A micro-channel filled with fluid, is positioned at or near the optic zone and is arranged so that when the flui... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441894 | Pseudo-accommodative IOL having diffractive zones with varying areas In one aspect of the invention, a trifocal ophthalmic lens is disclosed that includes an optic having at least one optical surface, and a plurality of diffractive zones that are disposed on a portion of that surface about an optical axis of the optic. At least two o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434930 | Contact lens design for large amplitude translation The present invention is directed to a contact lens design where the optics position relative to the pupil is controlled by the lens relationship to the lower lid. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423801 | Lens with SLM Apparatus for enhancing vision of a user includes a focal modulation device (22), which is adapted to focus light from objects in a field of view of the user onto the retina while alternating between at least first and second focal states that are characteriz... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7402175 | Vision prosthesis orientation A vision prosthesis includes an optical element having a surface that is shaped to be positioned near a cornea of an eye, and a magnetic element embedded in the optical element. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399080 | Bi-aspherical type progressive-power lens and method of designing the same To provide a bi-aspherical type progressive-power lens which provides an excellent visual acuity correction for prescription values and a wide effective visual field with less distortion in wearing, by reducing a magnification difference of an image between a distan... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396126 | Electro-active multi-focal spectacle lens Electro-active multi-focal spectacles are disclosed. The spectacles have a stack of at least two electro-active regions. The electro-active regions produce a plurality of viewing correction zones. The spectacles also have a controller for independently activating th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377641 | Multifocal ophthalmic lens A method of designing a multifocal ophthalmic lens with one base focus and at least one additional focus, capable of reducing aberrations of the eye for at least one of the foci after its implantation, comprising the steps of: (i) characterizing at least one corneal... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377640 | Multifocal ophthalmic lens A method of designing a multifocal ophthalmic lens with one base focus and at least one additional focus, capable of reducing aberrations of the eye for at least one of the foci after its implantation, comprising the steps of: (i) characterizing at least one corneal... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370962 | Pupil regulated multifocal contact lenses The invention provides a multifocal ophthalmic lens that both corrects for the wearer's refractive prescription and takes into account pupil size of a specific individual or of a population of individuals. The invention provides a lens having an optic zone having a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368072 | Photochromic contact lenses and methods of manufacturing Described are contact lenses having photochromic materials within the central or pupillary area of the lens and methods for manufacturing such lenses. In one method, a photochromic amount of at least one photochromic material is added to the pupillary region of a ca... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360890 | Contact lenses and methods for reducing conjunctival pressure in contact lens wearers Contact lenses, such as silicone hydrogel contact lenses, which are effective in reducing conjunctival pressure, and conjunctival epithelial flap formation or occurrence of a lens wearer's eye, and methods of reducing conjunctival pressure by a contact lens and/or f... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341344 | Progressive power lens A progressive power lens having a positive vertex power in a distance portion is provided. At least a back surface of the progressive power lens is configured as a progressive surface. The progressive power lens satisfies a condition: ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338161 | Optical accommodative compensation system The optical system presents accommodation compensation, the system including in combination two multifocal lenses, one of them being an aperture lens and the other a field lens. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338160 | Contact lens with shaped periphery Eye measurements taken on a patient being fitted for contact lens will include a refraction test and an additional measurement representing corneal depth variation on the surface of an imaginary cylinder having the same diameter as the lens. This information then us... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334336 | Method for producing a sleeved polymer member, an image cylinder or a blanket cylinder This invention relates to a method for producing a polymer sleeve including a polymer sleeve for use with an image cylinder or a blanket cylinder in an electrophotographic process so that the sleeve has a stretched length as mounted on the mandrel equal to a length ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322694 | Hybrid contact lens system and method A hybrid contact lens comprises a central zone comprising a substantially rigid, gas permeable material having a DK of at least 30, a relatively soft peripheral zone and an intermediate zone comprising a film or coating that is created around the central zone, and t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322695 | Multifocal contact lenses The invention provides methods for correcting presbyopia and lenses for such correction in which production of a full range of multifocal lenses is accomplished using three rotationally symmetric, aspheric back surfaces, the design of which base curves is a function... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311398 | Variable focus lens A variable focus lens for an eye comprising a transparent rear wall, a transparent front wall, a cavity formed between the transparent front wall and the transparent rear wall, first and second immiscible fluids of differing refractive index contained within said ca... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303277 | Multifocal contact lens A contact lens formed from a transparent material having front and rear surfaces, wherein the rear surface has a base curve which is adapted to fit an eye of a wearer of the lens. The front surface has a central zone which has two different cylindrical curvatures wh... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303278 | Multifocal contact lens A contact lens formed from a transparent material having front and rear surfaces, wherein the rear surface has a base curve which is adapted to fit an eye of a wearer of the lens. The front surface has a central zone which has two different cylindrical curvatures wh... | 12/04/2007 |
