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6139145 Ophthalmic optical element incorporating a holographic element and use of same in cases of central field loss  
A method of correcting vision defects associated with central field loss. The method is effected by passing light arriving at a retina of an eye through an image deflection ophthalmic optical...
6135594 Toric contact lens with axis offset compensation and method and apparatus for manufacturing same  
A contact lens and a method and apparatus for manufacturing a contact lens having areas of different thickness, the contact lens being compensated for differential shrinkage during the...
6135595 Eyeglass lenses for correcting color vision  
An inexpensive, high-performance, color vision correcting plastic eyeglass lens comprises a partial reflection film for partially reflecting light, or a coloring agent for partially absorbing...
6126285 Trial lens  
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...
6123422 Methods for producing progressive addition lenses  
The invention provides progressive addition lenses in which lens unwanted astigmatism is reduced and channel width through the intermediate and near vision zones is increased as compared to...
6109748 Lens wafer with removable coating  
Disclosed is a lens wafer suitable for use in preparing a laminated lens which wafer has a coating on at least one surface thereof in the form of a peelable protective film.
6099122 Process for the functionalization of surfaces  
The present invention describes a novel coating process that comprises the use of a functional photoinitiator, or a macroinitiator derived therefrom, in a cascade of process steps, wherein, on the...
6099123 Production of photopolymerized polyester high index ophthalmic lenses  
Unsaturated polyester resin-based ophthalmic lens compositions that are modified for unexpected improvement in speed of manufacture while maintaining uniform, low optical distortion and/or improved...
6092898 Surgical contact lens, methods for viewing the interior of an eye and methods for manufacturing such lenses  
The invention provides a sapphire surgical contact lens to view interior structures and regions of an eye as well as methods for making and using such a surgical contact lens. The surgical contact...
6089713 Spectacle lens with spherical front side and multifocal back side and process for its production  
A spectacle lens has a spherical or rotationally symmetrical, aspheric front side and a back side prescription surface. All individual requirements of the prescription for spectacles, consisting of...
6086203 Progressive addition lenses  
The invention provides progressive addition lenses in which lens unwanted astigmatism is reduced and channel width through the intermediate and near vision zones is increased as compared to...
6086202 Method of producing angular tolerance markings for lenses for correcting astigmatism, and associated lenses  
In a method of producing tolerance markings on a contact lens for correcting astigmatism which has a given cylinder, the tolerance markings comprise at least two straight line segments in the...
6082856 Methods for designing and making contact lenses having aberration control and contact lenses made thereby  
A method for constructing a soft contact lens having a prescribed power correction for focusing light on the retina of an eye is described. The method provides a soft contact lens that, when in...
6079827 Method for tandem edging complementary lenses  
A method for simultaneously edging a complementary pair of ophthalmic lenses is disclosed. In this method, 1) the lenses to be edged are stacked or temporarily bonded; 2) the stacked or temporarily...
6079826 Method for identifying characteristics of contact lenses  
Contact lenses include a posterior surface including a first identifiable marking, and an anterior surface includes a second identifiable marking different from the first marking, the first and...
6065836 Photochromic ophthalmic lens  
A photochromic ophthalmic lens and a process for its preparation are disclosed. The lens comprise a substantially transparent substrate having a lenticular shape and, at least one film adhering to...
6030077 Multifocal ocular lens having intermediate region with continuously varying optical power  
A multifocal ocular lens having a vision correction area which consists of a central, an intermediate, and an outer vision correction region having respective different values of an optical power,...
6030078 Colored contact lenses that change the appearance of the iris to olive green  
A colored contact lens comprising a non-opaque pupil section, an iris section surrounding the pupil section, and a colored, opaque, intermittent patter over the iris section. The pattern having...
6019470 Progressive multifocal lens and manufacturing method of eyeglass lens and progressive multifocal lens  
A progressive multifocal lens used for correction of vision includes a progressive refractive surface positioned closest to the user's eye when the lens is worn by the user, and a second surface on...
6012813 Aspherical spectacle lens  
An aspherical lens by which residual aberration in all of third eye-positions is corrected and which the center or edge thickness can be reduced. Thus, this aspherical lens employs a first or...
6010647 Multifocal lens and method of making the same  
A multifocal lens having a plurality of focal points with focal positions different from each other includes a central optical portion, centered at an optical axis, having a predetermined...
6010219 Fenestrated contact lens for treating myopia  
An improved corneal contact lens for use in orthokeratology wherein the lens has an anterior surface, posterior surface and includes a tear zone which defines a tear reservoir located on the...
6010220 Tab and bus bar application method  
A method for applying bus bar tab system to the peripheral edge region of a substrate such as an ophthalmic lens is disclosed. The method involves: 1) applying a curable conductive epoxy to said...
6008299 Optic devices formed from melt processable thermoplastic materials having a high refractive index  
This invention relates generally to optic devices such as ophthalmic lenses, lens blanks, and lens preforms, made from a thermoplastic material of a specific formula and a process for forming the...
5997139 Polarizing lens for sunglasses, method and apparatus for producing said lens  
A polarizing lens for sunglasses comprising a laminate having a polarizing thin layer and supporting layers made from polycarbonate-resin being laminated on both surfaces of the thin layer, and a...
5992997 Ophthalmic lenses  
The present invention relates to ophthalmic lenses with a refractive index from 1.498 to 1.505, which are the cured product of compositions comprising 60-99 wt. % of at least one poly(allyl...
5988813 Differential thickness contact lens utilizing multiple base curves and method of manufacturing same  
A method of producing a compensated contact lens that is compensated for power deviation from target due to differential shrinkage, and also a compensated contact lens. The invention includes the...
5984473 Method and system for adjusting progressive lenses for a patient's spectacles  
A method and a system of adjusting a progressive lens relative to the frame of a patient's spectacles. The lens has power and distortions distributions and far and near vision zones and is selected...
5980040 Pinhole lens and contact lens  
A contact lens comprising an optically transparent lens body having a concave surface adapted to the patient's eye curvature and a convex surface. The lens has three regions: (1) an annular region...
5975694 Contact lens and method for making the same  
The present invention relates to a contact lens having a back side comprising a central zone and a peripheral zone located about the central zone, wherein the peripheral zone has a surface defined...
5975696 Process for rendering plastic substrate photochromic  
Methods for quickly and inexpensively producing photochromic non-prescription (e.g., sunglasses, safety glasses, reading glasses, etc.), prescription, multifocal and progressive plastic optical...
5971541 Correction of astigmatism using rotationally symmetric contact lenses  
A rotationally symmetric contact lens has a reservoir formed centrally on the posterior surface thereof to provide an additional optical power of up to 1.51 diopters. The reservoir may be...
5965330 Methods for fabricating annular mask lens having diffraction-reducing edges  
Methods for fabricating annular mask lens for vision correction having diffraction-reducing edges are provided. The lens body having an annular mask that forms a "soft edge" by gradually decreasing...
5963299 Method and apparatus for measuring toric contact lens rotation  
A method and apparatus for accurately observing a toric contact lens rotation for determining the prescription of a contact lens on an astigmatic eye, by providing a lens line guide alignment plate...
5963297 Orthokeratology contact lens and method therefor  
A contact lens (400) and orthokeratology method for correcting a patient's vision. The contact lens (400) has an optical zone (406) for compressing a central potion of a cornea. The contact lens...
5953098 Contact lens  
A contact lens for use with an asymmetric aspherical cornea. The lens includes an anterior surface, a posterior surface and a base. The posterior and anterior surfaces each include a center optical...
5929968 Scleral-corneal contact lens  
A contact lens is formed of rigid gas permeable material and covers the cornea and a small adjacent portion of the sclera of an eye. The posterior surface of the lens has a radially outer portion...
5926252 Ophthalmic instrument that measures rotation of a toric contact lens  
An optical diagnostic apparatus for measuring toric contact lens rotation comprising a slit lamp optical instrument including a light source, a slit light projector for projecting a beam of light,...
5912719 Contact lens with palpebral bosses  
A contact lens has at least one palpebral boss projecting locally from its external surface in its peripheral area. The palpebral boss is globally elongate in a circumferential direction and the...
5907386 Method of manufacturing a progressive optic  
A progressive optic has an optical preform wherein the radius of curvature of the surface is altered by forming discrete spherical portions across the surface. A thin intermediate layer, having a...
5898473 Multifocal corneal contact lens  
A pair of multifocal contact lenses for a patient comprises a first corneal contact lens having a concave posterior surface and a convex anterior surface. The anterior surface is formed with a...
5888122 Method for manufacturing an intraocular lens  
A method of manufacturing an intraocular lens for restoring visual function to an eye. The lens includes a convex lens optic for receiving and focusing light rays, a prismatic wedge adjacent to the...
5886764 Polyester resin-based high index ophthalmic lenses having improved optical uniformity and/or tintability  
Unsaturated polyester resin-based compositions that are modified for unexpected improvement in uniform, low optical distortion and/or improved tint speed by the addition of one or more additives...
5886766 Progressive multifocal lens and manufacturing method therefor  
In a process of determining the surface shape of each of progressive multifocal lenses for use as lenses in eyeglasses, radii of curvature at main points are calculated, and then the surface is...
5872613 Method of manufacturing contact lenses  
A method for providing a contact lens for a patient. According to this method, an optical preform is selected, and a resting position of the optical preform on the patient's eye is determined. An...
5867247 Apparatus and method for simulation of visual disabilities  
Eyeglasses are modified to simulate ophthalmologic anomalies which may result from ophthalmic surgery. Various hazed eyeglass lenses are described.
5861934 Refractive index gradient lens  
An optical product such as an optical lens, or semi-finished lens blank is provided comprising a composite of at least three different and separately applied layers, each layer having a different...
RE36049 Cemented lens and process for production thereof  
A cemented lens consists of a lens that is tinted and/or contains a UV absorber, and a second lens that is neither tinted nor contains any UV absorber. The cemented lens is formed by placing the...
5859685 Achromatic ophthalmic lenses  
A compound ophthalmic lens having improved chromatic aberration is provided which includes a polymerized resin superstrate lens formed on a substrate lens. The chromatic dispersion characteristics...
5847802 Concentric annular ring lens designs for astigmatic presbyopes  
Concentric lens designs are disclosed for astigmatic presbyopes which comprise at least one surface which has a circular central portion and a plurality of concentric annular rings with at least...