Abstract: Disclosed is a means of attaching a decorative article to an eyeglass temple by forming one or more apertures within one or both of the temples for receiving and fixing the decorative article either semi-permanently or selectively replaceable from a plurality of decorative articles that includes beads, semi-precious stone(s) and precious stone(s). The aperture and decorative article can be adhesively bonded or releasably attached using a leaf-spring and mating cavity within the respective engaging surfaces of the temple aperture and decorative article. Additionally, the releasably attached decorative article and temple aperture can use magnetics by incorporating a magnet and ferromagnetic material within the respective engaging surfaces of the temple aperture and decorative article.

Abstract: Method and arrangement for performing measurements of the topography of a surface (20), such as topography of an eye surface (20), wherein projecting means (1, 12) for projecting an image onto said surface (20) comprises a projection light source (1), and wherein at least a fraction of light leaving the surface (20) as a result of said projection is received using one or more receiving units (31, 32), such as charged coupled device (CCD) based cameras. The topography of the surface (20) is determined by analysis of said fraction of light leaving the surface (20), due to thermal emission and the image projected onto the surface (20) is projected with light comprising a colour for which the surface (20) is opaque, such as infrared light.

Abstract: An eyewear structure combinable with an accessory glasses unit comprises a main glasses unit and an accessory glasses unit each having assembly bores drilled at a bridge thereon wherein attracting elements with insert grooves and attracted elements with insert rod are respectively combined with magnetic elements and embedded to the assembly bores of the main and accessory glasses units. Via the magnetism generated by the magnetic elements, the attracting and attracted elements can be magnetically attached to one another to obtain magnetic and insert positioning effects so that the accessory glasses unit can be stably clipped onto the main glasses unit thereby. Besides, each glass of the main glasses unit has a restricting hole drilled thereon to fit to a restricting protrusion of a temple hinge so that the temple hinge can be firmly located onto the glass and restrained in movement, facilitating easy and fast assembly and manufacturing thereby.

Abstract: A rimlock for use with an eyeglass frame is provided. The rimlock comprises a pair of flanges which protrude from the frame at a split therein. A spring is fed through a bore passing through the flanges whereby a portion of the spring internal to the rimlock at a widened portion of the bore is in tension thereby biasing the flanges into engagement allowing the frame to hold a lens in position within the frame. By pulling the flanges apart, the lens can be removed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same.

Abstract: Described are MEMS mirror arrays monolithically integrated with CMOS control electronics. The MEMS arrays include polysilicon or polysilicon-germanium components that are mechanically superior to metals used in other MEMS applications, but that require process temperatures not compatible with conventional CMOS technologies. CMOS circuits used with the polysilicon or polysilicon-germanium MEMS structures use interconnect materials that can withstand the high temperatures used during MEMS fabrication. These interconnect materials include doped polysilicon, polycides, and tungsten metal.

Abstract: A zoom lens including subsequently from an object side of the zoom lens to an image side of the zoom lens: a first lens group with a positive focal length; a second lens group with a negative focal length, an aperture arranged on an object side of a third lens group; the third lens group with a positive focal length, a forth lens group with a positive focal length. By zooming from a short focal end to a long focal end, an interval between the first lens group and the second lens group increases, an interval between the second lens group and the third lens group decreases, an interval between the third lens group and the fourth lens group increases. The first lens group has sequentially from an object side of the first lens group: a negative meniscus lens L1 having a convex surface facing the object; a positive lens L2; satisfying a conditional expression: Nd11>1.96 (Nd11: a refractive index of the negative meniscus lens L1.

Abstract: An imaging lens including, in order from an object side towards an image surface side, a diaphragm, a first lens which is a meniscus lens having a positive power whose convex surface faces the object side, and a second lens which is a lens having a positive power whose convex surface faces the image surface side, wherein conditions expressed by each of following expressions (1)-(6) are to be satisfied; 1.25?L/fl?0.8, 1?f1/f2?0.2, 1.8?f1/fl?1, 0.5>d2/d1?0.2, 0.35?d1/fl?0.1, and 0.27?d3/fl?0.1 (where, L: entire length of the lens system, fl: focal distance of the entire lens system, f1: focal distance of the first lens, f2: focal distance of the second lens, d1: center thickness of the first lens, d2: space between the first lens and the second lens on the optical axis, and d3: center thickness of the second lens).

Abstract: An ocular depth dimension measurement apparatus capable of accurately obtaining an ocular depth dimension. The apparatus has a measurement light projecting optical system with a light source which is arranged to make a part of the light from the light source into first and second measurement light and collect the respective measurement light on first and second measurement surfaces of the eye, an interference optical system with a separation unit arranged to make the light into reference light and an optical path length changing unit which is arranged to synthesize the first and second measurement light respectively with the reference light to make them interfere with each other so as to photo-receive and obtain interference signals of the respective interference light, and a calculation part arranged to calculate the ocular depth dimension based on the interference signals and a driving result of the changing unit.

Abstract: This invention provides binocular eyeglasses that have linear polarizing lenses to be employed by a golfer to examine the surface of a putting green as an aid in deciding the speed and direction of a puffing stroke. The planes of maximum transmission for the lenses are preferably complementary each lens 45° to horizontal. The polarizing lenses are supported to permit the golfer to rotate the lenses to “tip-up” position out of the line of sight, which enables the golfer to alternatively see a direct view and a polarizer altered view of the putting surface without significant delay of play.

Abstract: The ophthalmologic apparatus 1 splits low coherence light LO into a signal light LS and a reference light LR, the interference light LC being generated by having the signal light LS overlap with the reference light LR, and detects this interference light LC. In addition, the apparatus comprises an optical alignment system 190A for performing the alignment of an optical system forming the signal light path to the eye E. An intraocular distance calculator 214 determines the distance between the position where the signal light LS has been introduced onto the eye E and the position where the signal light LS has been reflected by the fundus oculi E based on length of the optical path of the signal light, the length of the optical path of the reference signal light, the working distance after alignment, and the detection signal output by the CCD 184 (or signal intensity data).

Abstract: An image-forming lens set includes an aperture stop, a first lens with positive power, a second lens with negative power and a third lens, which are arranged from an object side order. The first lens has two opposite surfaces including a convex surface facing the object side, and at least one of the two opposite surfaces is a non-spherical surface. The second lens has two opposite surfaces including a concave surface facing the object side, and at least one of the two opposite surfaces of the second lens is a non-spherical surface. The third lens has negative refractive power becoming greater from a center to a periphery of positive refractive power. The third lens has two non-spherical opposite surfaces including a convex surface facing the object side. At least one of the first, second and third lenses is coated with a layer of optical film for filtering light.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same.

Abstract: A method for aligning multiple substrates. The method includes providing a handle substrate, providing a spacer substrate, and forming a plurality of first alignment marks on a first surface of the handle substrate. The method also includes forming a plurality of self-limiting alignment marks on a first surface of the spacer substrate and forming a plurality of openings in the spacer substrate, each of the plurality of openings surrounded by standoff regions. The method further includes aligning the first surface of the handle substrate and the first surface of the spacer substrate using the first alignment marks and the self-limiting alignment marks and bonding the handle substrate to the spacer substrate to form a composite substrate structure. In a specific embodiment, the plurality of self-limiting alignment marks and the plurality of openings are formed using an anisotropic wet etching process that preferentially etches the spacer substrate.

Abstract: A slit scan image capture system 14 or 15 for obtaining slit images of a patient's eye 28. At least two slit masks 16 and 18 or two moving mirrors 25 and 27 are associated with at least two rapid switching light sources 20 and 22 or 21 and 22 for illuminating slit images on a patient's eye 28. Two motors 24 and 26 or 29 and 31 each are connected to the slit masks 16 and 18 or movable mirrors 25 and 27 for incrementally moving the illuminated slits across the eye 28 to plurality of positions. A video camera 30 captures images of the illuminated slits on the eye 28 and a frame grabber 32 is connected to the video camera for storing the captured images. The rapid switching light sources 20 and 22 are powered-up to an approximately full power state and powered-down to an effectively off state in an amount of time less than an amount of time required by the motors 24 and 26 or 29 and 31 to move the slit masks 16 or 18 or movable mirrors 25 and 27 from one position to a next position.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmoscope for examining the fundus of an eye of a patient, which comprises at least one illuminating device producing at least one illuminating beam, in addition to an imaging lens system which can be associated with the illuminating device and which images the illuminating beam onto the fundus of the eye of a patient; also comprising an observation device, wherein the imaging lens system images an observation beam onto the fundus of the eye, said observation beam being produced by reflecting the illuminating beam; also comprising a diaphragm arrangement introduced into the illuminating beam and the observation beam, whereby the gap of said diaphragm can be variably modified and synchronized.

Abstract: An improved mechanism for extending and retracting a retainer strap for eyewear. The strap is disposed in a cartridge unit such as a box like container which may be inserted into the interior of one or both hollow temples of an eyeglass frame. Alternatively, the strap containing cartridge may be affixed to the exterior of the temple of any pair of eyewear of sufficient size to support the cartridge. Retainer straps suitable for use with the cartridge may be either elastic, inelastic, or one of each to provide for different modes of use.

Abstract: In a fundus image display system, a fundus image, time information and a tool bar are displayed on a monitor screen. In case where the tool bar overlaps with the fundus image or the time information, the tool bar is made transparent in the overlapped portion so at to perceive the fundus image and the time information with eyes, and a smooth diagnosis is possible, watching the fundus image, thereby.

Abstract: A ring device is adapted for wearing on at least one finger of a user. The ring device includes a wearable main body portion and an optical member that is moveably affixed thereto. The optical member can be positioned in at least two positions: a viewing position, and a storage position. The optical member may be moved relative to the main body portion through a number of positioning mechanisms including: a hinged member, a sliding member, and a rotating member. The viewing position may include any number positions for viewing an object in a field of view. The storage position corresponds to an alignment of the optical member with the main body such that the device is aesthetically pleasing. A face of the main body may include an insignia or other decorative design that is viewable through the optical member, and may optionally be removable by the user.

Abstract: A retinal imaging system includes a light source and optics which receive light from the light source and which transmit the light to produce a beam that is substantially convergent. The beam penetrates a lens of an eye and diverges following penetration of the lens to illuminate an area of a retina of the eye. An imaging device receives a reflection of light from the retina.