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Contact lens
Assignee: Scientific Optics Inc
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Filing: 1996-12-30
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Granted: 1999-03-09
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Expires: 2016-12-30
Abstract
Abstract 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 portion and an outer peripheral corneal portion. The posterior surface is divided into a plurality of local surface segments by a plurality of radially extending boundaries that originate from a common center point on the posterior surface of the lens. Each of the local surface segments conforms to the shape of a corresponding local surface portion of the cornea that lies under the respective lens local surface segment when the lens is worn on the eye.
Inventors
- 👤 David M. Lieberman
- 👤 Jon Grierson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:04
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02C; G02C7/00; G02C7/02; G02C7/04; G02C7/047; G02C7/041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A contact lens for use on an asymmetric aspherical cornea, said lens comprising: an anterior surface, a posterior surface and a base, said posterior surface comprising an outer peripheral scleral portion, which is asymmetric and aspheric and is coextensive with the base of the lens, and an inner center portion; wherein a boundary between said outer peripheral scleral portion and said center portion is non-circular.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A contact lens for use on an asymmetric aspherical cornea, said lens comprising: an anterior surface, a posterior surface and a base, said posterior surface comprising an outer peripheral scleral portion, which is asymmetric and aspheric and is coextensive with the base of the lens, and an inner center portion; wherein a boundary between said outer peripheral scleral portion and said center portion is non-circular.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
211 words
A method of manufacturing a contact lens comprising the steps of: scanning a cornea to generate data that corresponds to the surface of the cornea; generating a cornea matching surface from the data; determining a high point on the cornea matching surface; generating a base about the high point; generating a plurality of radially extending splines from said cornea matching surface, each of said plurality of splines originating from said high point and extending radially outwardly to said base, each of said splines matching a corresponding local surface portion of the cornea; generating a first drive rail, said first drive rail corresponding to a boundary between an optical portion of said lens and a topography matching portion of a posterior surface of said lens; generating a plurality of local surface segments between the boundaries formed by the intersection of the splines and the first drive rail and the base, each of said local surface segments on said posterior surface in said optical portion conforming to the shape of a corresponding local surface portion of the cornea that lies under said respective lens local surface segment when the lens is worn on the eye; and cutting a contact lens having a posterior and anterior surface matching said plurality of local surface segments.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
211 words
A method of manufacturing a contact lens comprising the steps of: scanning a cornea to generate data that corresponds to the surface of the cornea; generating a cornea matching surface from the data; determining a high point on the cornea matching surface; generating a base about the high point; generating a plurality of radially extending splines from said cornea matching surface, each of said plurality of splines originating from said high point and extending radially outwardly to said base, each of said splines matching a corresponding local surface portion of the cornea; generating a first drive rail, said first drive rail corresponding to a boundary between an optical portion of said lens and a topography matching portion of a posterior surface of said lens; generating a plurality of local surface segments between the boundaries formed by the intersection of the splines and the first drive rail and the base, each of said local surface segments on said posterior surface in said optical portion conforming to the shape of a corresponding local surface portion of the cornea that lies under said respective lens local surface segment when the lens is worn on the eye; and cutting a contact lens having a posterior and anterior surface matching said plurality of local surface segments.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of: generating a second rail, said first drive rail having a greater diameter than a diameter of said second drive rail; generating a plurality of local surface segments between the boundaries formed by the intersection of the splines and the first drive rail and the second drive rail.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of: generating at least one arc from each of said splines, said at least one arc extending within said optical portion of said lens, said at least one arc conforming to the shape of the cornea that lies under said at least one arc when the lens is worn on the eye.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of: generating at least one arc from each of said splines, said at least one arc extending within said optical portion of said lens, said at least one arc conforming to the shape of the cornea that lies under said at least one arc when the lens is worn on the eye.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein two arcs are generated from each spline, a first one of said two arcs extending between said high point and said first drive rail, a second one of said arcs extending between said first drive rail and said second drive rail.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said contact lens includes an outer scleral portion, which is coextensive with a base of the contact lens.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
91 words
An orthokeratology contact lens for use on an eye with an asymmetric aspheric cornea, said lens comprising: an anterior surface, a posterior surface and a base, said posterior and anterior surfaces each comprising a center optical portion, an inner peripheral optical portion and an outer peripheral corneal portion, said posterior surface of said center optical portion displacing a first volume of said cornea underlying said center optical portion, said posterior surface of said inner peripheral portion receiving a second displaced predetermined volume of said cornea underlying said inner peripheral optical portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
91 words
An orthokeratology contact lens for use on an eye with an asymmetric aspheric cornea, said lens comprising: an anterior surface, a posterior surface and a base, said posterior and anterior surfaces each comprising a center optical portion, an inner peripheral optical portion and an outer peripheral corneal portion, said posterior surface of said center optical portion displacing a first volume of said cornea underlying said center optical portion, said posterior surface of said inner peripheral portion receiving a second displaced predetermined volume of said cornea underlying said inner peripheral optical portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The lens of claim 8, wherein said first displaced predetermined volume of said cornea is approximately equal to said second displaced predetermined volume of said cornea.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The lens of claim 8, wherein said posterior surface of said center optical portion is flatter than said posterior surface of said inner peripheral optical portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The lens of claim 9, wherein an anterior surface of said center and inner optical portions are spherically shaped.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The lens of claim 9, wherein an anterior surface of said center and inner optical portions are torically shaped.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The lens of claim 9, wherein said posterior surface of said outer peripheral portion asymmetrically and aspherically matching a corresponding peripheral portion of the cornea which lies under said outer peripheral portion of the lens when the lens is worn on the patient's eye.
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