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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857448 | Astigmia correcting eyeglasses An astigmia correcting eyeglasses includes two non-transparent lenses respectively provided with a plurality of cone-shaped through holes. The cone-shaped through holes respectively have a larger diameter at an inner side than that at an outer side. The cone-shaped ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7780290 | Toric intraocular lens with spatially-variant astigmatism An intraocular lens for correcting or reducing the astigmatism of a cornea includes a pupil that is spatially divided into discrete zones, with each zone having a particular astigmatism magnitude and astigmatism orientation. In one embodiment, the zones all have the... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7422325 | Method of designing a spectacle lens A method of designing a spectacle lens having a combined refracting surface in at least one of two refracting surfaces at object and eye sides structuring the spectacle lens, wherein the combined refracting surface has an astigmatic refracting surface combined with ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7364294 | Progressive addition lenses with reduced unwanted astigmatism The invention provides lenses in which the maximum unwanted astigmatism is reduced and distributed over a wide area. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360891 | Glasses lens designing method, production method for glasses lens and computer program 1 indicates the rotating point of the eyeball, 2 indicates the first eye position, 3 indicates the second eye position, and 4 indicates the third eye position. The lines indicated by thick lines at the respective eye positions are the hor... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363207 | Simulator for a chemical mechanical polishing A simulator is provided which can simulate in consideration of various parameters in a CMP process. A pattern density two-dimensional distribution calculating part takes a pattern density two-dimensional distribution image. A mesh adjusting part performs a mesh adju... | 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 |
| 7325223 | Modification of pixelated photolithography masks based on electric fields Faster synthesis of photolithography mask modifications is described. In one embodiment, the invention includes synthesizing a first binary photolithography mask, developing perturbations to an estimated electric field generated by the first mask in use, and synthes... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311397 | Prosthetic eye with polarized dilating pupil and cooperating polarized eyeglass lens A prosthetic eye has a white scleral portion with a simulated iris painted on the front and a horizontal polarized disc at the center of the iris. The center of the polarized disc is darkened with paint to simulate a pupil having a fairly small diameter. The back of... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309124 | Method for indicating optical performance of spectacle lens A method for displaying an optical performance preferably applicable to also an axially asymmetric spectacle lens is provided. First, a clear visual region of the spectacle lens is determined using an evaluation function which evaluates the optical performance of th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293871 | Apparatus and method of correcting higher-order aberrations of the human eye The wavefront aberrator is applicable to correct aberrations of the human eye. In one embodiment, the aberrator device comprises a pair of transparent lenses separated by a layer of curable resin comprising monomers and polymerization initiators. By controlling the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278739 | Adaptive optic lens system and method of use An lens for correcting human vision, for example an IOL, contact lens or corneal inlay or onlay, that carries and interior phase or layer comprising a pattern of individual transparent adaptive displacement structures. In one embodiment, the displacement structures ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7249847 | Eyeglass manufacturing method using variable index layer An eyeglass lens and manufacturing method using epoxy aberrator includes two lenses with a variable index material, such as epoxy, sandwiched in between. The epoxy is then cured to different indexes of refraction that provide precise corrections for the patient's wa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249850 | Method for determination of an ophthalmic lens using an astigmatism prescription for far sight and for near sight A method is disclosed for determination of an ophthalmic lens for a wearer for whom a near-vision and far-vision astigmatism prescription has been made out, the near-vision astigmatism being different from the far-vision astigmatism. The method includes the steps of... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219075 | Lens ordering method and lens ordering system A lens ordering system for submitting an order for a refractive lens online, using a terminal device installed at an order submission source, the lens ordering system includes: a server which displays an input screen, into which power of a lens to be ordered is ente... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207675 | Ophthalmic lens Progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens having a power addition prescription and presenting a complex surface having a fitting cross and a principal meridian of progression. The lens has, when being worn, a normalized reduced root mean square deviation of less than 0... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192138 | Ophthalmic lens with optimal power profile An ophthalmic lens includes an optical zone having a center and a spaced-apart periphery. The optical zone has a first corrective power range in a first region and a second corrective power range in an annular region surrounding the first optical zone. The second co... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7159983 | Multifocal lenses for pre-presbyopic individuals The invention provides lenses suitable for use by pre-presbyopic individuals. The lenses of the invention have one or more non-conic, aspheric surfaces having substantially no noticeable unwanted astigmatism. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150527 | Progressive power semi-finished spectacle lens blanks for astigmatic presbyopes An optical lab is provided with a set of different progressive power semi-finished spectacle lens blanks for different combinations of base curve, add power, cylinder and axis, where each semi-finished lens blank in the set has an unfinished surface and a progressiv... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137702 | Methods of obtaining ophthalmic lenses providing the eye with reduced aberrations An intraocular correction lens has at least one aspheric surface which when its aberrations are expressed as a linear combination of polynomial terms, is capable of, in combination with a lens in the capsular bag of an eye, reducing similar such aberration terms obt... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111937 | Spectacle lenses incorporating atoric surfaces An atoric surface is formed such that the surface coordinate lines are parallels with the shape of off-set curves of the trajectory curve of a swept surface, and meridians with the shape of the section curve of such swept surface. The lines of curvature of the surfa... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108373 | Spectacle lens designing method and spectacle lens It is made possible to easily obtain a spectacle lens with higher performance in a spectacle lens designing method in which an eyeball motion (Listing's Law) is taken into consideration. A spectacle lens designing method in which an eye motion (Listing's Law) is tak... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101042 | 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... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7052133 | Contact lenses The present invention provides a contact lens having an orientation/stabilization and optionally translation feature that does not provide an prism optical distortion and can effectively maintain a predetermined orientation of the lens on an eye. Like a conventional... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040757 | Contact lenses The invention provides a contact lens which requires a predetermined orientation on an eye. The contact lens comprises an anterior surface and an opposite posterior surface. The anterior surface includes a vertical meridian, a horizontal meridian, a central optical ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014317 | Method for manufacturing multifocal lenses The present invention provides a method for the manufacture of thin multifocal lenses by deposition of a high refractive index material on a lens substrate. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004583 | Eyewear lenses and methods of manufacturing Unfinished lenses, semi-finished lens including optical coatings or a transmission altering layer and methods of manufacturing are described. The unfinished lens includes an optical coating and a surface configured to receive a curve. Non-prescriptive and prescripti... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000208 | Repetition recognition using segments Processing a chip layout (e.g. optical proximity correction (OPC) or verification) can be time consuming and require the use of expensive tools. Organizing the original layout using segments can minimize both of these resources. For example, shapes within a unit can... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994435 | Aspherical spectacle lens There is provided a spectacle lens having an outer surface and an inner surface, one of the outer and inner surfaces being configured to be a rotationally-asymmetrical aspherical surface. When a curvature at a coordinate (h,θ) of the outer surface is represented by... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986579 | Method of manufacturing an electro-active lens A method of manufacturing an electro-active lens is disclosed. The lens is manufactured by providing a lens blank having a front and back surface, a thickness, and an index of refraction. An electro-active element is placed on one of the front or back surfaces of th... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6979084 | Method for evaluating binocular performance of spectacle lenses, method for displaying binocular performance, and apparatus therefore To enable evaluation of the binocular performance of spectacle lenses and display of the result of the evaluation, a method and an apparatus for evaluating and indicating the binocular performance of spectacle lenses. Binocular performance indexes indicating the bin... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6939118 | Molding apparatus for toric contact lenses A molding apparatus for generating toric contact lenses, comprises a convex inserter, a front convex inserter carrier, a rear convex inserter carrier, and a first and a second fasteners. The convex inserter, used to form a convex outer surface of toric contact lens,... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6860601 | Adaptive optic lens system and method of use An lens for correcting human vision, for example an IOL, contact lens or corneal inlay or onlay, that carries and interior phase or layer comprising a pattern of individual transparent adaptive displacement structures. In one embodiment, the displacement structures ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6851804 | Readjustable optical elements The invention relates to optical elements whose optical properties can be repeatedly adjusted over time. Through the use of modifying compositions capable of stimulus induced polymerization coupled with a blend of stimulus absorbers and initiators, it is possible to... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6802607 | Progressive cylinder ophthalmic lenses The invention provides methods for designing lenses useful for correcting astigmatism in which there is a progressive cylinder power. The lens of the invention permits the cylinder power to act under low luminance situations to a different extent than in higher lumi... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6752497 | Single vision spectacle lens Described is a single vision spectacle lens for spherical or astigmatic prescriptions. It is characteristic of the present invention that at least one surface is an atoroidal surface, and that along at least one line the refraction defect and the astigmatic d... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6749300 | Capillary optical element with a complex structure of capillaries and a method for its manufacture The invention describes a capillary optical element with a complex structure of capillaries and a method for its manufacture. To achieve uniform transmission, for example, a lens can be used as a capillary optical element which has a complex structure with channels ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6709107 | Composite ophthalmic lens and method for obtaining same The composite ophthalmic lens (1) comprises a first layer (2), at least 200 micrometers thick, forming a front part of said lens, of a first polymeric material of refractive index higher than or equal to 1.60 and having a front face (4) constitu... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6637880 | Spectacle lens and manufacturing method therefor An eyeglass having a prescription face optimized considering the individual wearing conditions, and a method for manufacturing the eyeglass. Information including the prescribed values including data relate to the VR value of each eyeglass wearer necessar... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6491393 | Toric contact lens markings Toric contact lenses are provided with markings that enable identification of the offset between the cylindrical axis of the toric zone and the ballast axis. Surfaces of the lenses include two markings, a first identifiable marking that is aligned with th... | 12/10/2002 |
