Having A Diffractive Portion Patents (Class 351/159.44)
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Patent number: 11944379Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a compatibility between a multi-focal contact lens and a patient seeking presbyopia vision correction include receiving, from a first device associated with a first eye-care professional (ECP), a request for selecting a contact lens for a consumer, wherein the request comprises biometric information associated with the consumer; obtaining a performance metric associated with the first ECP; determining, using the machine learning model and based on the performance metric, a customized compatibility index indicating a compatibility between a particular contact lens and the consumer for the first ECP; and presenting a report indicating the compatibility index on the first device. Additional systems, methods, and non-transitory machine-readable mediums are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Alcon Inc.Inventors: Ramesh Sarangapani, Kevin Baker
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Patent number: 11762220Abstract: A multifocal ophthalmic lens wherein a first surface of the lens is shaped to form a surface power map and a second surface of the lens is shaped to form a second surface power map. The first surface power map and the second surface power map together form a lens power map. The first surface power map, the second surface power map, or the lens power map comprises a spiral. The spiral has a variation across at least a portion of the lens. Methods of making and using such lenses are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDInventors: Martin Webber, Percy Lazon de la Jara
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Patent number: 11747650Abstract: Example embodiments include methods for forming a subsurface optical structure in an ophthalmic lens. The method may include defining a phase-wrapped wavefront for causing the ophthalmic lens to diffract light to multiple focal points; defining a spherical wavefront configured for inducing a spherical aberration in the ophthalmic lens; and generating, based on the wavefronts, energy output parameters for forming a subsurface optical structure in the ophthalmic lens using an energy source, wherein the subsurface optical structure is configured to correct presbyopia by providing extended depth of focus that produces increased intermediate vision quality. Also disclosed are ophthalmic lenses with Fresnel rings that effect a phase-wrapped wavefront with a spherical aberration.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Clerio Vision, Inc.Inventor: Leonard Zheleznyak
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Patent number: 11523897Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved ophthalmic lenses, particularly intraocular lenses (IOLs), include features for reducing dysphotopsia effects, such as haloes and glare. Exemplary ophthalmic lenses may include a central zone with a first set of two echelettes arranged around the optical axis, the first set having a profile in r-squared space. A middle zone includes a second set of two echelettes arranged around the optical axis, the second set having a profile in r-squared space that is different than the profile of the first set. A peripheral zone includes a third set of two echelettes arranged around the optical axis, the third set having a profile in r-squared space that is different than the profile of the first set and the profile of the second set, the third set being repeated in series on the peripheral zone.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.Inventors: Robert Rosen, Hendrik A. Weeber
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Patent number: 11344404Abstract: An intraocular lens includes a base refractive structure having anterior and posterior surfaces that are shaped for producing a first optical power and a diffractive structure formed in one of the surfaces of the base refractive structure including overlapping first and second diffractive patterns over a common aperture for producing second and third optical powers. The second optical power is an uneven division of the third optical power. The first and second diffractive patterns have respective step heights that are separately varied as a function of radial distance from the optical axis over the common aperture.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Bausch & Lomb IncorporatedInventors: Nivedan Tiwari, Krishnakumar Venkateswaran, Andrew William Jones, Chun Zhan, Lorenzo Salvatori
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Patent number: 11340477Abstract: An ophthalmic lens has a changeable corrective effect, which automatically changes over a predetermined period of time. Further, the ophthalmic lens provides a gradually increasing undercorrection of the far point of the eye over the course of a day, which brings about a deceleration in the axial length growth of the eyeball. In addition, a method for automatically adapting a corrective effect, a pair of spectacles, and a use of an ophthalmic lens are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Carl Zeiss AGInventors: Tobias Bühren, Michael Kempe
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Patent number: 11209670Abstract: The disclosure is related to a new soft contact lens with edge to edge photochromic material where geometry of the optical region and the peripheral region of the lens are optimized to give the best cosmetic effect on eye. The vision correction component and the mechanical component of that soft contact lens are designed independently from each other. The design of each component, vision and mechanical, is achieved by the mean of using diffractive optics.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, IncInventors: Donnie Duis, Pierre-Yves Gerligand, Leilani Keahi Sonoda
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Patent number: 11129707Abstract: Disclosed is an intraocular lens (IOL) including an anterior surface, a posterior surface and an optical axis. At least one of the anterior or posterior surfaces has a diffractive profile formed thereon. The diffractive profile has diffractive focal points for far vision, intermediate vision, and near vision. The diffractive profile corresponds to a superposition of a first partial diffractive profile and a second partial diffractive profile, the first partial diffractive profile has a focal point of order +n that coincides with the diffractive focal point for intermediate vision or with the diffractive focal point for near vision, the second partial diffractive profile has a focal point of order +n that coincides with the diffractive focal point for far vision and a focal point of higher order than +n that coincides with the diffractive focal point for near vision.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: PhysIOL S.A.Inventors: Christophe Robert Marie Armand Pagnoulle, Suad Redzovic, Laure Voisin, Damien Gatinel, Jerome Jean D. Loicq
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Patent number: 11090151Abstract: A system/method allowing hydrophilicity alteration of a polymeric material (PM) is disclosed. The PM hydrophilicity alteration changes the PM characteristics by decreasing the PM refractive index, increasing the PM electrical conductivity, and increasing the PM weight. The system/method incorporates a laser radiation source that generates tightly focused laser pulses within a three-dimensional portion of the PM to affect these changes in PM properties. The system/method may be applied to the formation of customized intraocular lenses comprising material (PLM) wherein the lens created using the system/method is surgically positioned within the eye of the patient. The implanted lens refractive index may then be optionally altered in situ with laser pulses to change the optical properties of the implanted lens and thus achieve optimal corrected patient vision. This system/method permits numerous in situ modifications of an implanted lens as the patient's vision changes with age.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: PERFECT IP, LLCInventors: Ruth Sahler, Stephen Q. Zhou, Josef F. Bille
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Patent number: 11022815Abstract: Systems and methods for providing enhanced image quality across a wide and extended range of foci encompass vision treatment techniques and ophthalmic lenses such as contact lenses and intraocular lenses (IOLs). Exemplary IOL optics can include an aspheric refractive profile imposed on a first or second lens surface, and a diffractive profile imposed on a first or second lens surface. The aspheric refractive profile can focus light toward a far focus. The diffractive profile can include a central zone that distributes a first percentage of light toward a far focus and a second percentage of light toward an intermediate focus. The diffractive profile can also include a peripheral zone, surrounding the central zone, which distributes a third percentage of light toward the far focus and a fourth percentage of light toward the intermediate focus.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.Inventor: Hendrik A. Weeber
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Patent number: 10993798Abstract: A method and system provide a multifocal ophthalmic device. The ophthalmic lens has an anterior surface, a posterior surface and at least one diffractive structure including a plurality of echelettes. The echelettes have at least one step height of at least one wavelength and not more than two wavelengths in optical path length. The diffractive structure(s) reside on at least one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface. The diffractive structure(s) provide a plurality of focal lengths for the ophthalmic lens.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Alcon Inc.Inventors: Myoung-Taek Choi, Xin Hong, Yueai Liu
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Patent number: 10945834Abstract: An ophthalmic device includes at least one ophthalmic lens and at least one diffractive structure for the at least one ophthalmic lens. The ophthalmic lens(es) have at least one base focal length and a base power for a first wavelength of visible light. The diffractive structure(s) have a chromatic aberration such that the diffractive structure(s) have a first power for the first wavelength of visible light and a second power for a second wavelength of visible light. A difference between the first power and the second power is at least two diopters.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Alcon Inc.Inventors: Zsolt Bor, Mikhail Ovchinnikov
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Patent number: 10871659Abstract: An ophthalmic lens includes an optic comprising an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. At least one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface has a surface profile including a base curvature and a plurality of morphed sinusoidal phase shift structures. The base curvature may correspond to a base optical power of the ophthalmic lens, and the morphed sinusoidal phase shift structures may be configured to extend depth of focus of the ophthalmic lens at intermediate or near viewing distances.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Alcon Inc.Inventors: Xin Hong, William Andrew Maxwell, Xin Wei
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Patent number: 10656437Abstract: A method is provided for use in reducing a size of halo effect in an ophthalmic lens. The method comprises: providing data indicative of a given ophthalmic lens with a first pattern providing prescribed vision improvement, processing said data indicative of the features of the first pattern and generating data indicative of a variation of at least one feature of the first pattern resulting in a second pattern which maintains said prescribed vision improvement and reduces a size of halo effect as compared to that of the lens with the first pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Brien Holden Vision Institute LimitedInventors: Ofer Limon, Zeev Zalevsky, Alex Zlotnik, Shai Ben-Yaish
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Patent number: 10646328Abstract: A tonic ophthalmic lens is described in which refractivity of the lens differs between a first direction on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens and a second direction which differs from the first direction on the plane. In addition, refractivity difference which is the difference between the refractivity in the first direction and the refractivity in the second direction varies depending on a position of the lens in a radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kimiya Shimizu, Haruo Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10564448Abstract: The present invention pertains to a diffractive multi-focal ophthalmic lens, and the purpose is to provide a novel structure and manufacturing method in which improvement in optical characteristics such as halo reduction is obtained. A diffractive multi-focal ophthalmic lens in which a plurality of focal points are set by a diffraction grating comprising a blaze shaped phase function in which a plurality of zone sequences are overlapped, wherein adopted is a structure expressed by a phase function in which an inclination of a blaze of a specific adjustment zone in a standard profile is reversed.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: MENICON CO., LTD.Inventor: Ichiro Ando
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Patent number: 10551716Abstract: Disclosed is a lens device, including: a first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate; and a liquid crystal layer filled therebetween. The first transparent substrate is a Fresnel lens, and a surface of the Fresnel lens toward the liquid crystal layer is disposed with grooves which are spaced from one another in accordance with Fresnel wave zones. The second transparent substrate is configured to control state of a liquid crystal, such that a refractive index of the liquid crystal, when polarized light incident into the liquid crystal passes through the liquid crystal, transforms between a first refractive index of the liquid crystal and a second refractive index of the liquid crystal, wherein the first refractive index is greater than the second refractive index, and a refractive index of the Fresnel lens is substantially equal to the first refractive index of the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian Gao, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Yafeng Yang, Wei Wang, Jifeng Tan, Xiandong Meng
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Patent number: 10461435Abstract: The invention is a dual and stagger-tuned 8-step FZP antenna for use in VSAT operations. The preferred embodiment achieves the desired antenna gain at the RX band (centered at 11.95 GHz) and the TX band (centered at 14.25 GHz). The flexible antenna is 1-meter diameter and less than 1-inch thick, allowing it to be folded to the size of a tissue box for easy storage and transportability.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: TIONESTA, LLCInventor: Brad David Moore
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Patent number: 10459128Abstract: A liquid crystal device (100) for focusing visible light, the liquid crystal device (100) comprising a plurality of curved substrates (101,102) arranged to form one or more curved cavities (104) therebetween, each substrate being configured to provide a focal power, wherein the one or more curved cavities contain liquid crystal and form one or more liquid crystal elements. Each of the one or more liquid crystal elements are configured to provide a focal power, the focal power of each of the liquid crystal elements being dependent on the curvature of the respective cavity and a voltage applied across the liquid crystal contained within the respective cavity. The substrates (101,102) in combination with the one or more liquid crystal elements are arranged to provide a first focal power in a substantial absence of an applied voltage and a second focal power in response to an applied voltage.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: The University of ManchesterInventors: Harry Edward Milton, Sarabjot Kaur, John Clifford Jones, Helen Frances Gleeson, Philip Bruce Morgan, John Clamp
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Patent number: 10429670Abstract: One embodiment of an ocular lens includes a lens body configured to contact an eye where the lens body has an optic zone shaped to direct central light towards a central focal point of a central region of a retina of the eye. At least one optic feature of the lens body has a characteristic that directs peripheral light off axis into the eye away from the central region of the retina. Another embodiment of an ocular lens has at least one isolated feature of the lens body that has a characteristic of directing peripheral light off axis into the eye away from the central region of the retina. Methods of making contact lenses include forming the features during the manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Patent number: 10420638Abstract: An ophthalmic lens includes an optic comprising an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. At least one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface has a surface profile including a base curvature, a refractive region having the base curvature, and a diffractive region comprising a diffractive profile including a plurality of diffractive steps. At least a portion of the diffractive profile constitutes a combination of a base diffractive profile defining multiple foci for the ophthalmic lens and an achromatizing structure that reduces longitudinal chromatic aberrations.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: Xin Hong, Xin Wei
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Patent number: 10327887Abstract: An intraocular lens for providing a subject with vision at various distances includes an optic having a first surface with a first shape, an opposing second surface with a second shape, a multifocal refractive profile, and one or more diffractive portions. The optic may include at least one multifocal diffractive profile. In some embodiments, multifocal diffractive and the multifocal refractive profiles are disposed on different, distinct, or non-overlapping portions or apertures of the optic. Alternatively, portions of the multifocal diffractive profiles and the multifocal refractive profiles may overlap within a common aperture or zone of the optic.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.Inventors: Hendrik A. Weeber, Patricia Ann Piers, Mark H. Bandhauer, Marrie H. Van Der Mooren, Huawei Zhao
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Patent number: 10288901Abstract: An ophthalmic lens with a circular surface structure and limited adjacent echelettes that provides enhanced image quality across an extended range of foci.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: AMO GRONINGEN B.V.Inventor: Hendrik A. Weeber
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Patent number: 10265162Abstract: An intraocular lens for providing enhanced vision includes an optic having a clear aperture having an outer diameter. The optic has opposing first and second surfaces disposed about an optical axis, the first surface including a cross-sectional profile. The optic further includes central and outer zones that fill the entire clear aperture of the optic. The central zone is disposed about the optical axis having an outer diameter, the profile in the vicinity of the central zone having a constant radius of curvature or a radius of curvature that increases with increasing radius from the optical axis. The outer zone is disposed about the central zone, the profile in the outer zone having a base curvature with a base radius of curvature and a center of curvature, the profile in the outer zone characterized in that, as the distance from the optical axis increases, the distance from the center of curvature of the base curvature also increases. The central zone and the outer zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.Inventor: Theophilus Bogaert
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Patent number: 10175505Abstract: An ophthalmic lens for presbyopia correction, having at least one diffractive structure, wherein the diffractive structure has at least one region of variable diffraction efficiency in which the diffraction efficiency of at least one diffraction order of the diffractive structure that contributes to the focal power of the lens varies depending on the visual point on the ophthalmic lens.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Adam Muschielok, Wolfgang Becken, Helmut Altheimer, Gregor Esser, Edda Wehner
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Patent number: 10054725Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, switch a diffractive first electro-active lens from a first power state corresponding to a first optical power to a second power state corresponding to a second optical power that differs from said first optical power.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.Inventor: Anthony Van Heugten
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Patent number: 9987127Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for vision correction are disclosed. The method, system and apparatus include a toric intraocular element for correcting astigmatism and having a cylinder power, and a depth of focus extender coupled to the toric intraocular element, the depth of focus extender extending a depth of focus. The extended depth of focus may reduce sensitivity of the toric intraocular element to at least one of rotation and selected cylinder power.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.Inventors: Theophilus Bogaert, Hendrik A. Weeber, Huawei Zhao
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Patent number: 9757228Abstract: An ophthalmic lens comprising a main lens part, a recessed part, an optical center, and an optical axis through the optical center. The main lens part has at least one boundary with the recessed part and has an optical power of between about ?20 to about +35 diopter. The recessed part is positioned at a distance of less than 2 mm from the optical center and includes a near part having a relative diopter of about +1.0 to about +5.0 with respect to the optical power of the main lens part. The boundary or boundaries of the recessed lens part with the main lens part form a blending part or blending parts, are shaped to refract light away from the optical axis, and have a curvature resulting in a loss of light, within a circle with a diameter of 4 mm around the optical center, of less than about 15%.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: OCULENTIS HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Bernardus Franciscus Maria Wanders, Walter Bernardus Johannes Wolterinck
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Patent number: 9622856Abstract: An intraocular lens for providing a subject with vision at various distances includes an optic having a first surface with a first shape, an opposing second surface with a second shape, a multifocal refractive profile, and one or more diffractive portions. The optic may include at least one multifocal diffractive profile. In some embodiments, multifocal diffractive and the multifocal refractive profiles are disposed on different, distinct, or non-overlapping portions or apertures of the optic. Alternatively, portions of the multifocal diffractive profiles and the multifocal refractive profiles may overlap within a common aperture or zone of the optic.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Abbott Medical Optics Inc.Inventors: Hendrik A Weeber, Patricia Ann Piers, Mark H Bandhauer, Marrie H Van Der Mooren, Huawei Zhao
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Patent number: 9329309Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, switch a diffractive first electro-active lens from a first power state corresponding to a first optical power to a second power state corresponding to a second optical power that differs from said first optical power.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.Inventor: Anthony Van Heugten
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Patent number: 9101466Abstract: An ophthalmic lens is disclosed, one embodiment comprising an optic having an anterior surface and a posterior surface disposed about an optical axis, wherein at least one of the surfaces has a profile characterized by superposition of a base profile and an auxiliary profile, the auxiliary profile comprising a continuous pattern of surface deviations from the base profile. The auxiliary profile is a sinusoidal profile and can be amplitude modulated, frequency modulated or both amplitude and frequency modulated. The ophthalmic lens can be an IOL.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Novartis AGInventor: Xin Hong
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Patent number: 9033494Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a multifocal lens having a diffractive optical power region and a progressive optical power region. Embodiments of the present invention provide for the proper alignment and positioning of each of these regions, the amount of optical power provided by each of the regions, the optical design of the progressive optical power region, and the size and shape of each of the regions. The combination of these design parameters allows for an optical design having less unwanted astigmatism and distortion as well as both a wider channel width and a shorter channel length compared to conventional PALs. Embodiments of the present invention may also provide a new, inventive far-intermediate distance zone and may further provide for increased vertical stability of vision within a zone of the lens.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ronald D. Blum, William Kokonaski, Venkatramani S. Iyer, Joshua N. Haddock, Mark Mattison-Shupnick
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Patent number: 9022560Abstract: A method for producing a series of base lenses, which cover a predetermined power range, wherein each base lens of the series has a base power different from the base powers of the other base lenses of the series, and has at least one diffractive base grating, the method comprising: specifying the base powers of each base lens of the series and calculating the base grating of each base lens of the series so as to minimize the color fringe of the respective base lens with the specified base power in a predetermined region of the spectacle lens.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Edda Wehner, Stephan Trumm, Werner Mueller, Dietmar Uttenweiler
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Publication number: 20150029460Abstract: This invention describes strategies and devices for improving the visual experience while expanding the depth of field of presbyopic and pseudophakic patients. The invention describes strategies and devices for providing improved image quality and improved visual quality of patients employing simultaneous vision bifocal, trifocal or multifocal corrections or monovision. The invention describes strategies and devices for reducing the visibility of the defocused part of the retinal image generated by simultaneous vision bifocal and multifocal ophthalmic corrections and monovision. The invention describes strategies and devices that employ control of spherical aberration or other similar asphericities to reduce the visibility of defocused ghost images.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Arthur Bradley, Peter S. Kollbaum, Larry N. Thibos
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Publication number: 20150022775Abstract: In order to reduce halos that occur in multifocal ophthalmic lenses, the mechanism of the phenomenon was elucidated and a solution was found based on the results. Thus provided are a multifocal ophthalmic lens having a structure and a manufacturing method for the same which can effectively reduce halos. A multifocal ophthalmic lens having a focal point formation region provided to an optical portion of a lens, which forms at least two focal points, wherein a cancellation region is provided to the optical portion, the cancellation region providing diffracted light of an amplitude distribution that reduces, on the image plane of the first focal point among the focal points, the amplitudes of light other than the light that forms the first focal point.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Ichiro Ando, Hiroaki Suzuki, Atsushi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8926092Abstract: Systems and methods for providing enhanced image quality across a wide and extended range of foci encompass vision treatment techniques and ophthalmic lenses such as contact lenses and intraocular lenses (IOLs). Exemplary IOL optics can include a circular surface structure which acts as a diffractive or phase shifting profile. In some cases, a single ring IOL includes an anterior face and a posterior face, where a profile can be imposed on the anterior or posterior surface or face. The profile can have an inner portion such as a microstructure or central echelette, and an outer portion. Between the inner portion and the outer portion, there may be a transition zone that connects the inner and outer portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.Inventor: Hendrik A Weeber
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Publication number: 20140347624Abstract: Provided is a diffraction-type multifocal ophthalmic lens for which halos are reduced. Also provided is a diffraction-type multifocal ophthalmic lens having three or more focal points, which is implemented on the basis of the discovery that the diffraction-type multifocal ophthalmic lens has a characteristic whereby multiple focal points can be generated in the intermediate region as well as the near and far regions. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a diffraction-type multifocal ophthalmic lens which provides a simple design and manufacturing method by means of a simple diffraction structure and by replacing a cumbersome computer simulation with a simple method. This diffraction-type multifocal ophthalmic lens has a diffraction structure (20) where a plurality of diffraction zones are formed concentrically on the lens (10), and an equal-pitch region is provided where pitches of at least two zones among the diffraction zones are made equal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Ichiro Ando, Hiroaki Suzuki, Atsushi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8894204Abstract: An ophthalmic lens, such as an intraocular lens (IOL), a phakic IOL or a corneal implant, and a system and method relating to same, having coupled thereto and/or integrated thereon at least one rotationally asymmetric diffractive structure. The lens of the present invention may include a single or limited number of rotationally asymmetric diffractive echelettes that provides an extended depth of focus.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Abbott Medical Optics Inc.Inventors: Hendrik A. Weeber, Scott J. Catlin
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Patent number: 8820927Abstract: Methods for designing an ophthalmic lens that provides enhanced image quality across a wide and extended range of foci include utilizing pupil size measurements and based on the measurements determining the size of echelettes.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: AMO Groningen, B.V.Inventor: Hendrik A. Weeber
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Publication number: 20140168602Abstract: Systems and methods for providing enhanced image quality across a wide and extended range of foci encompass vision treatment techniques and ophthalmic lenses such as contact lenses and intraocular lenses (IOLs). Exemplary IOL optics can include an aspheric refractive profile imposed on a first or second lens surface, and a diffractive profile imposed on a first or second lens surface. The aspheric refractive profile can focus light toward a far focus. The diffractive profile can include a central zone that distributes a first percentage of light toward a far focus and a second percentage of light toward an intermediate focus. The diffractive profile can also include a peripheral zone, surrounding the central zone, which distributes a third percentage of light toward the far focus and a fourth percentage of light toward the intermediate focus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Inventor: Hendrik A. Weeber
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Patent number: 8662665Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide multifocal lenses having one or more multifocal inserts comprising one or more diffractive regions. A diffractive region of a multifocal insert of the present invention can provide a constant optical power or can provide a progression of optical power, or any combination thereof. A multifocal insert of the present invention can be fabricated from any type of material and can be inserted into any type of bulk lens material. A diffractive region of a multifocal insert of the present invention can be positioned to be in optical communication with one or more optical regions of a host lens to provide a combined desired optical power in one or more vision zones. Index matching layers of the present invention can be used to reduce reflection losses at interfaces of the host lens and multifocal insert.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: PixelOptics, Inc.Inventors: Venkatramani S. Iyer, William Kokonaski, Joshua N. Haddock, Roger Clarke, Ronald D. Blum
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Publication number: 20140009736Abstract: Ophthalmic lenses and methods for their design and use involve displacement functions based on the sum of a continuous cosine function and a continuous sine function, optionally over a plurality of echelettes. Exemplary monofocal and multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lenses provide reduced light scatter and/or improved light energy distribution properties. Such properties can be provided by diffractive profiles, often having subtlety shaped echelettes with appropriately curving profiles. Light scatter may be generated by the sharp corners associated with vertical steps between adjacent conventional diffractive echelettes. Smooth diffractive profiles of the invention reduce light scatter. Light energy directed toward non-viewing diffractive orders may have a unwanted effects on vision quality. Diffractive profiles as described herein may limit the light energy in certain, selected orders, thereby improving viewing quality and mitigating unwanted effects such as dysphotopsia.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventor: Huawei Zhao
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Patent number: 8573775Abstract: The present invention provides improved ophthalmic lenses and methods for their design and use. Monofocal and multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lenses having reduced light scatter, improved light energy distribution properties, and/or other improvements in optical performance are provided. These properties are provided, at least in part, by the diffractive profiles of the invention, often having subtlety shaped echelettes with appropriately curving profiles. Smooth diffractive profiles may be used reduce light scatter. Diffractive profiles may be configured to limit the light energy in certain selected orders, thereby improving viewing quality and mitigating unwanted effects such as dysphotopsia. Diffractive profiles of may additionally or alternatively vary the light energy distributed between individual echelettes, providing additional advantages in various viewing situations.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.Inventor: Hendrik A. Weeber
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Publication number: 20130278891Abstract: A multifocal diffractive lens comprises a multifocal diffractive structure coupled to a refractive component. The refractive component comprises at least one curved surface. The multifocal diffractive structure comprises a first plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes having a first optical power for near vision correction and a second plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes for far vision correction. The first plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes combined with the second plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes can provide a multifocal diffractive profile having decreased light scatter, chromatic aberration, and diffraction to non-viewing orders such that dysphotopsia is substantially inhibited. A third plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes having an intermediate optical power can be combined with the first plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes and the second plurality of substantially monofocal echellettes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventor: Huawei Zhao
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Publication number: 20130278892Abstract: A method for fabricating a Fresnel lens or other lens having a structured surface such as refractive and/or diffractive bi-focal or other multi-focal lenses includes press-coating the structured surface with a low or very low refractive index coating material. The coating is sufficient thick to adequately cover the structured surface so that a smooth coating surface with good optical properties is obtained, for example in the case of a Fresnel structure a thickness greater than 1.5 times and less than 5 times the Fresnel structure height, and is cured in situ. A film, e.g., of PET, PC or PU or a film stack, e.g. a TAC/PVA/TAC film stack is prepared and a heat melting adhesive is applied to the side of the film or film stack to be contacted with the coated structured surface of the lens blank. The film or film stack is then laminated to the cured coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D' OPTIQUE)Inventors: Peiqi Jiang, Bruce Keegan
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Patent number: 8556416Abstract: There is provided a diffractive multifocal lens, wherein a diffraction phase structure of a diffraction pattern has a structure expressed by the following formula: ? ? ( ? ) = { p 1 ? ? , 0 ? ? < w p 2 ? ( ? - 0.5 ) - q ? ? ? , w ? ? < 1 - w p 1 ? ( ? - 1 ) , 1 - w ? ? ? 1 ( 1 ) wherein ? indicates a position in a radial direction of the lens in one period of the diffraction pattern, and ?(?) indicates a value (radian) of a phase shift amount of light passing through the position of ? from the phase of light passing through a reference plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Hoya CorporationInventor: Tjundewo Lawu
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Patent number: 8556417Abstract: In certain embodiments, an ophthalmic lens comprises an optic. The optic has an optical axis and surfaces comprising an anterior surface and a posterior surface. At least one of the surfaces has an inner refractive region and a refractive-diffractive structure disposed outwardly from the inner refractive region in a direction away from the optical axis. The inner refractive region is adapted to contribute refractively to a distance focus optical power. The refractive-diffractive structure comprises one or more diffractive regions and one or more refractive regions. A diffractive region is adapted to contribute diffractively to a multi-zone optical power, and a refractive region is adapted to contribute refractively to the distance focus optical power.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: Kamal K. Das, Mutlu Karakelle
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Publication number: 20130235337Abstract: A method for producing a series of base lenses, which cover a predetermined power range, wherein each base lens of the series has a base power different from the base powers of the other base lenses of the series, and has at least one diffractive base grating, the method comprising: specifying the base powers of each base lens of the series; and calculating the base grating of each base lens of the series so as to minimize the color fringe of the respective base lens with the specified base power in a predetermined region of the spectacle lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Inventors: Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Helmut Altheimer, Edda Wehner, Stephan Trumm, Werner Muller, Dietmar Uttenweiler
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Publication number: 20130235338Abstract: Systems and methods for providing enhanced image quality across a wide and extended range of foci encompass vision treatment techniques and ophthalmic lenses such as contact lenses and intraocular lenses (IOLs). Exemplary IOL optics can include a circular surface structure which acts as a diffractive or phase shifting profile. In some cases, a single ring IOL includes an anterior face and a posterior face, where a profile can be imposed on the anterior or posterior surface or face. The profile can have an inner portion such as a microstructure or central echelette, and an outer portion. Between the inner portion and the outer portion, there may be a transition zone that connects the inner and outer portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Inventor: Hendrik A. Weeber
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Patent number: 8506075Abstract: An ophthalmic lens for providing a plurality of foci includes an optic having an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. The ophthalmic lens has a first region and a second region. The first region has a first refractive optical power and includes a first base curvature having a finite radius of curvature and a first phase plate having at least one diffraction order with a diffractive optical power. The first region is configured for forming a first focus and a second focus. The second region has a second refractive optical power and includes a second base curvature having a finite second radius of curvature that is different from the first radius of curvature and a second phase plate having at least one diffraction order with a diffractive optical power.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Abbott Medical Optics Inc.Inventors: Mark H Bandhauer, Alan J Lang