Abstract: A simultaneous multifocal contact lens for correcting vision acuity of an individual is disclosed.

Abstract: A progressive multifocal lens for eyeglasses formed along a principle meridian curve, with a farsighted vision zone (1) having an optical power corresponding to that required for viewing distant objects, a nearsighted vision zone (3) having an optical power corresponding to that required for viewing near objects, and an intermediate vision zone (2) between and progressively connecting the farsighted vision zone and the nearsighted vision zone, includes a transparent, non-rotationally-symmetrical, microrelief structure in one or more of these vision zones.

Abstract: An infrared detector including a sensor which provides an output signal responsive to infrared radiation incident on a face thereof, and a diffractive optical element which directs a substantial portion of incident visible radiation away from the sensor and which has substantially no diffractive effect on incident infrared radiation.