Abstract: A prism ballast type contact lens having a front and a back surface, a center axis of the front surface being offset from that of the back surface which is a geometric center axis of the lens, such that the lens has a thickness which continuously increases in a downward direction of the lens, the lens further having a slab-off area provided in at least a lower portion of the front surface, wherein at least an optical portion of the back surface and the lower portion of the front surface are formed by molding using a mold assembly including a male and a female mold half which are closed to define a mold cavity that gives a lens blank which is formed into the prism ballast type contact lens, the male mold half having a convex molding surface whose profile follows that of the optical portion of the back surface, the female mold half having a concave molding surface whose profile follows that of at least the lower portion of the front surface, the mold cavity being defined by the convex and concave molding surfac

Abstract: A toric multifocal lens including a plurality of vision correction regions having centers on a common optical center axis, the plurality of vision correction regions providing respective different values of a spherical optical power, each of the plurality of vision correction regions having an optical power for correction of astigmatism, wherein the improvement comprises: at least one of a cylindrical optical power and a cylindrical axis orientation which determine the optical power for correction of astigmatism being different in at least two different vision correction regions of the plurality of vision correction regions, so that the at least two different vision correction regions have respective different values of the optical power for correction of astigmatism.

Abstract: A trial lens has a lens surface provided with an index. A stable position of the trial lens on a cornea of a wearer thereof is measured by the use of the index. The position of an optical center of a contact lens to be worn by the wearer can be determined based on the measurement done with the index of the trial lens in order to set the position of the optical center of the contact lens so as to fit contact lenses on individual wearers.

Abstract: A heat accumulator for storing latent heat wherein said latent heat is evolved by applying an electric voltage. The heat accumulator comprises a heat storage material, a pair of spaced electrodes consisting of an anode and a cathode disposed inside said heat storage material, a means to maintain seed nuclei for inducing crystallization of supercooled state of heat storage material in order to evolve latent heat, and a means for applying an electric voltage between said anode and cathode.

Abstract: A holding device for cutting an ophthalmic lens includes a holding member which has a spherical sliding surface. A support member is provided with a spherical receiving surface which slidably supports the spherical sliding surface of the holding member. In addition, a fixing assembly is provided for adjustably positioning the lens holding member with respect to the support member. The fixing assembly includes a guide member which is rotatable about a support center axis, with the guide member including an eccentric guide hole, such that pins disposed between the guide hole and an extension of the lens holding member move (or adjust the position of) the lens holding member in response to rotation of the guide member. Rotation of the guide member thus results in sliding movement of the lens holding member with respect to the support member to thereby position the holding member with respect to the support member.

Abstract: A holding device for cutting an ophthalmic lens includes a holding member which has a spherical sliding surface. A support member is provided with a spherical receiving surface which slidably supports the spherical sliding surface of the holding member. In addition, a fixing assembly is provided for adjustably positioning the lens holding member with respect to the support member. The fixing assembly includes a guide member which is rotatable about a support center axis, with the guide member including an eccentric guide hole, such that pins disposed between the guide hole and an extension of the lens holding member move (or adjust the position of) the lens holding member in response to rotation of the guide member. Rotation of the guide member thus results in sliding movement of the lens holding member with respect to the support member to thereby position the holding member with respect to the support member.

Abstract: A presbyopia correction contact lens to be used in contact with a cornea of an eye of a wearer, the contact lens having a substantially circular central correction region and an annular outer correction region which surrounds the central correction region, the central and outer correction regions providing one and the other of a near vision correction region and a distance vision correction region, respectively, wherein the central correction region has a center which is offset by a distance of 0.2 mm-2.4 mm from a geometric center of the contact lens toward a side portion of the lens, which side portion is to be located on the side of the nose of the wearer when the contact lens is used in contact with the cornea, and the central correction region has a diameter within a range of 0.8 mm-3.5 mm.