Contact lens with adaptable curvature

A soft contact lens, comprising:

• a dome-shaped flexible sheet of material, comprising:
• (a) a non-optic zone comprising the periphery of the dome-shaped flexible sheet of material, wherein the non-optic zone is configured to cover a portion of the cornea and portion of the sclera of an eye, wherein the non-optic zone comprises:
• an upper peripheral zone comprising an upper part of the periphery of the dome-shaped flexible sheet of material, and
• a lower peripheral zone comprising a lower part of the periphery of the dome-shaped flexible sheet of material;
• and further comprising
• at least one slit comprising a an elongated portion cut out of the lens, wherein each said slit maintains a gap extending from the periphery of the contact lens until the base of the slit towards an inner region of the contact lens when the slit is in a normally neutral state;
• and
• the curvature of the dome-shaped flexible sheet of material is dynamically adaptable, by virtue of each said slit being configured to open and close, enabling at least one of the upper and lower peripheral zones to laterally expand and contract, thereby allowing flexibility of the lens periphery in order to modify the curvature of the disk-shaped contact lens;
• and
• (b) an optic zone disposed in an area of the dome-shaped flexible sheet of material that lies between the upper and lower peripheral zones, wherein the optic zone is configured to align with a visual axis of the eye.