US3586423A
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Method of improving color discrimination
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-06-24
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Granted: 1971-06-22
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Expires: 1990-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A method and device are described for improving color discrimination in persons having a substantial amount of deficiency in their ability to discriminate between red and green colors, commonly referred to as ''''color blindness.'''' The invention comprises applying to one eye only a corneal contact lens transmitting light substantially only in the red zone and leaving the other eye either naked or with its customary refractive correction, if any.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry I Zeltzer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:09
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02C; G02C7/00; G02C7/02; G02C7/04; G02C7/10; G02C7/104; G02C7/108; G02C2202/00; G02C2202/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for improving color discrimination in a person deficient in color discrimination comprising the step of applying to one eye only a thin corneal contact lens transmitting light substantially only in the red zone and having between approximately 14 and 40 percent light transmission and substantially no transmission below approximately 590 millimicrons, the other eye being left uncovered except for the optional use of a spectacle lens, conventional corneal contact lens, or a combination thereof to provide a desired refractive correction for that eye.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for improving color discrimination in a person deficient in color discrimination comprising the step of applying to one eye only a thin corneal contact lens transmitting light substantially only in the red zone and having between approximately 14 and 40 percent light transmission and substantially no transmission below approximately 590 millimicrons, the other eye being left uncovered except for the optional use of a spectacle lens, conventional corneal contact lens, or a combination thereof to provide a desired refractive correction for that eye.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein a spectacle lens having a desired refractive correction is used in conjunction with said red contact lens.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said red lens is made of a polymethacrylate resin and has a thickness of approximately 0.23 millimeters.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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