| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 623600230 | Aspheric lens | 38 |
| 20080221676 | Accommodating Intraocular Lens and Methods of Use - The present invention relates to a first intraocular lens ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080281415 | SECOND ELASTIC HINGE ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS - An accommodating intraocular lens where the optic is moveable relative to the ends of the extended haptic portions. The lens comprises an optic made from a flexible material combined with haptics capable of multiple flexions without breaking. The haptics having in longitudinal cross section wide and deep hinges adjacent the optic to better allow the elastic hinges to “stretch” when the optic is subjected to posterior pressure thus allowing the optic to move forward relative to both the outer and inner ends of the haptics. When this movement is combined with the movement of the optic relative to the outer ends of the haptics, the anterior movement of the whole lens, and a change in shape of the optic, the refractive power of the eye is further enhanced. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090125105 | Aspheric intraocular lens and method for making the same - The invention relates to a novel artificial intraocular lens (IOL) and a method for improving such a lens in the field of opthalmology, with surface shape modifications that differ from perfect spherical geometries. The intraocular lens takes into account the natural optical configuration of the human vision apparatus, for example, visual axis tilt and pupil decentration. In addition, the method accounts for potential positioning errors caused by implantation and surgery effects. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090132041 | ASTIGMATIC INTRAOCULAR LENS - The invention concerns an intraocular lens for the correction of astigmatic ametropia, which has both a torically refractive front face and a torically refractive rear face. The intraocular lens also has a torically refractive lens surface whose section curve in at least one principal meridian is described by an asphere. Finally the intraocular lens has a torically refractive lens surface with two principal meridians which include an intermediate angle that is not equal to 90°. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090204208 | Contrast-Enhancing Aspheric Intraocular Lens - The present invention provides an intraocular lens (IOL) having an optic with a posterior and an anterior refractive surfaces, at least one of which has an aspherical profile, typically characterized by a non-zero conic constant, for controlling the aberrations of a patient's eye in which the IOL is implanted. Preferably, the IOL's asphericity, together with the aberrations of the patient's eye, cooperate to provide an image contrast characterized by a calculated modulation transfer function (MTF) of at least about 0.25 and a depth of field of at least about 0.75 Diopters. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090270983 | Intraocular Lens - The invention concerns an intraocular lens with negative spherical aberration and a method of determining the refractive power of intraocular lenses. In the environment of immersion medium the intraocular lens refracts an incoming wave with an elliptically oblongly curved wave front into an outgoing wave with a substantially spherical wave front. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100063588 | Intraocular Lens - Disclosed is an intraocular lens that is inserted inwardly into a capsular sac. One embodiment of the present invention provides an intraocular lens inserted inwardly into a capsular sac including an optic portion including a first optic body whose central region has a smaller thickness than a circumference of the central region and a second optic body coupled to the first optic body and whose central region has the same or higher thickness as/than the first optic body; and a haptic portion including a connection bar coupled to the optic portion and first support bar coupled to a circumference of the connection bar to be in contact with an inner surface of the capsular sac. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100131059 | INTRAOCULAR LENS OPTIC - An intraocular lens optic (e.g. FIG. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100228345 | SYSTEM FOR FORMING AND MODIFYING LENSES AND LENSES FORMED THEREBY - A lens for placement in a human eye, such as intraocular lens, has at least some of its optical properties formed with a laser. The laser forms modified loci in the lens when the modified loci have a different refractive index than the refractive index of the material before modification. Different patterns of modified loci can provide selected dioptic power, toric adjustment, and/or aspheric adjustment provided. Preferably both the anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens are planar for ease of placement in the human eye. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20120158131 | ASPHERIC OPTICAL LENSES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Aspheric optical lenses (e.g., intraocular lenses and contact lenses) are provided. The intraocular lens includes a body portion defining an anterior optical surface and an opposing posterior optical surface. The anterior optical surface includes a central region surrounded by a first outer region and a second outer region. The central region has a first asphericity profile. The first outer region has a second asphericity profile that is different than the first asphericity profile of the central region. The second outer region has a third asphericity profile that is different than the second asphericity profile of the first outer region. The overall asphericity profile of the optical lens provides different depths of focus for different pupil sizes. The result is an optical lens that provides increased depth of focus or pseudo-accommodation while maintaining desired optical power and performance. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130060332 | CONTRAST-ENHANCING ASPHERIC INTRAOCULAR LENS - The present invention provides an intraocular lens (IOL) having an optic with a posterior and an anterior refractive surfaces, at least one of which has an aspherical profile, typically characterized by a non-zero conic constant, for controlling the aberrations of a patient's eye in which the IOL is implanted. Preferably, the IOL's asphericity, together with the aberrations of the patient's eye, cooperate to provide an image contrast characterized by a calculated modulation transfer function (MTF) of at least about 0.25 and a depth of field of at least about 0.75 Diopters. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20140046440 | METHODS OF OBTAINING OPHTHALMIC LENSES PROVIDING THE EYE WITH REDUCED ABERRATIONS - The present invention discloses methods of obtaining ophthalmic lens capable of reducing the aberrations of the eye comprising the steps of characterizing at least one corneal surface as a mathematical model, calculating the resulting aberrations of said corneal surface(s) by employing said mathematical model, selecting the optical power of the intraocular lens. From this information, an ophthalmic lens is modeled so a wavefront arriving from an optical system comprising said lens and corneal model obtains reduced aberrations in the eye. Also disclosed are ophthalmic lenses as obtained by the methods which are capable reducing aberrations of the eye. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140121767 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A TORIC INTRAOCULAR LENS - A method and system provide an ophthalmic device and treat a patient using the ophthalmic device. The ophthalmic device includes an ophthalmic lens having an anterior surface, a posterior surface and an optic axis. At least one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface is an aspheric surface. The aspheric surface has a toricity configured to spread retroreflected light incident in a plurality of directions canted from the optic axis. In one aspect, the method includes selecting the ophthalmic device for implantation in an eye of the patient and implanting the ophthalmic device in the patient's eye. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140303725 | Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens and Associated Methods - Methods and apparatus involving extended depth of focus IOLs. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140330375 | ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS SYSTEM WITH MUTUALLY-DEFORMING OPPOSING SURFACES - An accommodating (re-focusable) intraocular lens (IOL) a body of which includes, upon being assembled, first and second individual lenslets having first and second optical portions sequentially disposed along an optical axis and respective haptic portions, interlocked as a result of rotating of one lenslet with respect to another such as to bring first and second lenslets in contact at an axial point. Change in accommodation of the IOL is achieved by changing an applanated area of contact between the lenslets in response to a radially-directed force caused by a change of distance between the interlocked ends of the haptics and transferred to the optical portions through the interlocked haptics. When installed in a natural lens capsule after the cataract extraction, the optical power of the IOL is gradually modifiable due to a change of curvature of the capsule caused by operation of a ciliary muscle. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150305613 | METHODS OF OBTAINING OPHTHALMIC LENSES PROVIDING THE EYE WITH REDUCED ABERRATIONS - The present invention discloses methods of obtaining ophthalmic lens capable of reducing the aberrations of the eye comprising the steps of characterizing at least one corneal surface as a mathematical model, calculating the resulting aberrations of said corneal surface(s) by employing said mathematical model, selecting the optical power of the intraocular lens. From this information, an ophthalmic lens is modeled so a wavefront arriving from an optical system comprising said lens and corneal model obtains reduced aberrations in the eye. Also disclosed are ophthalmic lenses as obtained by the methods which are capable reducing aberrations of the eye. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150320547 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICES, SYSTEM AND METHODS THAT IMPROVE PERIPHERAL VISION - The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for improving or optimizing peripheral vision. In particular, methods are disclosed which include utilizing particular characteristics of the retina in improving or optimizing peripheral vision. Additionally, various IOL designs, as well as IOL implantation locations, are disclosed which improve or optimize peripheral vision. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160067037 | FRESNEL PIGGYBACK INTRAOCULAR LENS THAT IMPROVES OVERALL VISION WHERE THERE IS A LOCAL LOSS OF RETINAL FUNCTION - Systems and methods are provided for improving overall vision in patients suffering from a loss of vision in a portion of the retina (e.g., loss of central vision) by providing a piggyback lens which in combination with the cornea and an existing lens in the patient's eye redirects and/or focuses light incident on the eye at oblique angles onto a peripheral retinal location. The piggyback lens can include a redirection element (e.g., a prism, a diffractive element, or an optical component with a decentered GRIN profile) configured to direct incident light along a deflected optical axis and to focus an image at a location on the peripheral retina. Optical properties of the piggyback lens can be configured to improve or reduce optical errors at the location on the peripheral retina. One or more surfaces of the piggyback lens can be a toric surface, a higher order aspheric surface, an aspheric Zernike surface or a Biconic Zernike surface to reduce optical errors in an image produced at a peripheral retinal location by light incident at oblique angles. One or more surfaces of the piggyback lens can be faceted. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160081791 | INTRAOCULAR PSEUDOPHAKIC CONTACT LENSES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various intraocular pseudophakic contact lenses are disclosed. For example, an intraocular pseudophakic contact lens can include a first optical lens and multiple anchors. The first optical lens is configured to at least partially correct a residual refractive error in an eye. The anchors are configured to be inserted through an anterior surface of an intraocular lens into lens material forming a second optical lens of the intraocular lens in order to secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens to the intraocular lens. The anchors can be configured to couple the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens to different types of intraocular lenses, including intraocular lenses not specifically designed to be coupled to or receive the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens. The intraocular pseudophakic contact lens could also include at least one drug-eluting device located on the first optical lens and configured to deliver at least one medication. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160193037 | OPHTHALMIC IMPLANTS WITH EXTENDED DEPTH OF FIELD AND ENHANCED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160193039 | Intraocular Lens System | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160193040 | Intraocular Lens System | 07-07-2016 |
| 20220133468 | INTRAOCULAR LENSES - This document describes intraocular lenses and methods for their use. For example, this document describes intraocular lenses that are shaped with a concave posterior peripheral portion that mitigates occurrences of dysphotopsia. The intraocular lenses described herein are designed to reduce positive and negative dysphotopsias after cataract surgery. | 05-05-2022 |
| 623600240 | Multifocal lens | 15 |
| 20090187242 | INTRAOCULAR LENS HAVING EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS - An intraocular lens is disclosed, which includes a diffractive element with a relatively low add power. The add power may be less than about 2 Diopters, may be less than about 1 Diopter, or may be in the ranges of 0.5 to 2.5 Diopters, or 1.0 to 2.0 Diopters, or 1.5 to 2.0 Diopters, or 1.0 to 1.5 Diopters. The low-add-power diffractive element increases the depth of the focus of the intraocular lens, for example, compared to a similarly shaped intraocular lens without the diffractive element. In one embodiment, the depth of focus is defined in terms of a threshold MTF value at a particular spatial frequency. The threshold may be an absolute threshold, such as 0.10, 0.15, 0.17, 0.20, 0.25 or 0.30, or may be a relative threshold, such as a particular percentage of the peak value. The spatial frequency may be 25 line pairs per mm, 50 line pairs per mm, 100 line pairs per mm, or any suitable value. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100042210 | Intraoperative Estimation of Intraocular Lens Power - Apparatus for performing intraocular implant surgery, including surgical apparatus for performing intraocular implant surgery, an autorefraction device associated with the surgical apparatus, wherein the autorefraction device is configured to perform autorefraction on the aphakic eye to provide one or more aphakic refraction measurements, and a processor connected to the autorefraction device, wherein the processor is configured to process the aphakic refraction measurements and provide the user of the apparatus with information regarding the power of the intraocular lens. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100076554 | Light Adjustable Multifocal Lenses - The invention relates to novel intraocular lenses. The lenses are capable of post-operative adjustment of their optical properties, including conversion from single focal lenses to multifocal lenses. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100087921 | Apodized aspheric diffractive lenses - Aspheric diffractive lenses are disclosed for ophthalmic applications. For example, multifocal intraocular lens (IOLs) are disclosed that include an optic having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, at least one of which surfaces includes an aspherical base profile on a portion of which a plurality of diffractive zones are disposed so as to generate a far focus and a near focus. The aspherical base profile enhances image contrast at the far focus of the lens relative to that obtained by a substantially identical IOL in which the respective base profile is spherical. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100100177 | Multifocal Intraocular Lens - The invention provides an IOL, a method of making the IOL, and a method of using the IOL, wherein the IOL includes a central region and an outer region. An ophthalmic lens comprises a central region and an outer region. the central region is disposed about an optical axis and comprises a diffractive pattern having an add power. the central region also has a first power and a second power for visible light. the first power is a power for far focus and the second power equals to the sum of the power for far focus and the add power. the outer region encloses the central region and generally has no multifocal diffractive power. At least a portion of the outer region has a curvature that varies with distance from the optical axis. the outer region may include a peripheral region and at least one intermediate region that encloses the central region, wherein the peripheral region encloses the at least one intermediate region and the at least one intermediate region provides at least one intermediate power that is different from the first power and the second power. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100131060 | Diffractive multifocal intraocular lens with modified central distance zone - The present invention generally provides multifocal ophthalmic lenses, e.g., multifocal intraocular lenses, that employ a central refractive region for providing a refractive focusing power and a diffractive region for providing diffractive focusing powers. The refractive focusing power provided by the lens's central region corresponds to a far-focusing power that is substantially equal to one of the diffractive focusing powers while the other diffractive power corresponds to a near-focusing power. The far-focusing power can be enhanced by changes to the phase of the central refractive region and/or changes to the curvature of the central refractive region. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100234943 | NON-PROLATE ASPHERIC INTRAOCULAR LENS - An intraocular lens for implantation into a human eye is described. The lens has at least one aspheric surface configured with non-prolate profile to maintain lens optical advantage as compared with equivalent power spherical lens within realistic clinical condition of lens tilt and decentration. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110098810 | Aspheric Lenses and Lens Family - In an embodiment, an aspheric IOL for use in a pseudophakic ocular system has no inherent spherical aberration. In an embodiment, an aspheric IOL for use in a pseudophakic ocular system has a controlled amount of inherent negative spherical aberration such that the IOL induces no spherical aberration in a converging wavefront from a cornea passing through the lens. An embodiment of the invention is directed to a family of aspheric IOLs made up of any two or more member aspheric IOLs each having different spherical aberration values and different lens shape factors. A lens constant, such as the well known A-constant, is kept constant throughout the family of lenses. An embodiment of the invention is directed to a multi-component accommodating intraocular lens (A-IOL). In a particular embodiment, the A-IOL introduces substantially no residual spherical aberration to a wavefront incident upon and passing through the A-IOL. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120330414 | INTRAOCULAR MULTIFOCAL LENS - A multifocal intraocular lens providing greater or lesser refraction in relation to the position of the head and eyes of a user. The lens body is inserted into an artificial capsule bag or into a fluid-filled enucleated natural lens capsule of an eye, wherein the lens body encompasses the optical axis of the eye and by movement of the lens body within the capsule, provides different greater or lesser refraction depending upon the position of the eye. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20140128971 | Aspherical Multifocal Intraocular Lens - A multifocal intraocular lens has an anterior lens surface which includes a first optic of a first radius and a second optic of a different radius. The posterior surface of the lens include an aspheric surface. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140135919 | FREE-FORM PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL REFRACTIVE LENS FOR CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY - A new type of multi-focal lens that has a free-form progressive multifocal front surface consisting of a 16th order polynomial superimposed on a standard conic base surface is described. The center region of the lens is optimized for distance vision, while simultaneously optimizing the rest of the lens for near vision. The resulting free-form even asphere polynomial surface is smooth, unlike present day diffractive multifocal designs. Additionally, this lens design is suitable for both refractive and cataract surgeries. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20150094807 | MULTIFOCAL OPHTHALMIC LENS - A method of designing a multifocal ophthalmic lens with one base focus and at least one additional focus, capable of reducing aberrations of the eye for at least one of the foci after its implantation, comprising the steps of: (i) characterizing at least one corneal surface as a mathematical model; (ii) calculating the resulting aberrations of said corneal surface(s) by employing said mathematical model; (iii) modelling the multifocal ophthalmic lens such that a wavefront arriving from an optical system comprising said lens and said at least one corneal surface obtains reduced aberrations for at least one of the foci. There is also disclosed a method of selecting a multifocal intraocular lens, a method of designing a multifocal ophthalmic lens based on corneal data from a group of patients, and a multifocal ophthalmic lens. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150342727 | REFRACTIVE MULTIFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH OPTIMISED OPTICAL QUALITY IN A RANGE OF FOCUS AND METHOD TO PRODUCE IT - The present invention describes a refractive multifocal intraocular lens with aspheric geometry on both surfaces in such a way that the map of local optical strength of the lens, combined with the cornea, has a central region of intermediate optical strength surrounded by a ring of maximum optica! strength, with a smooth transition between the two, after which it alternates smoothly between rings of varying strengths. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150359625 | TORIC-DIFFRACTIVE LENS - A multifocal lens device is disclosed. The device comprises, a lens body having two opposite sides, wherein a first side has an aspheric profile and a diffractive pattern formed thereon, and the second side has a toric profile and is devoid of any diffractive pattern. In some embodiments of the present invention the diffractive pattern covers at least 80% of an area of the aspheric profile. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20190142576 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING A BLENDED EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS WITH LATERALLY OFFSET AXES | 05-16-2019 |
