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US 2017/0281410 A1Published application
Lens aid and lens aid system and techniques for the insertion and removal of contact and scleral lenses
OwnerThomas P. Hopperinventor
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Abstract
A lens aid, lens aid system and powered light source combined with a mirror that uses a lens cup of soft pliable material providing an improved visual method including a hands-free or one hand method for the insertion of a contact lens and more preferably a scleral lens into the eye.
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A lens insertion aid, comprising:
- a lens cup of a pliable material having a parabolic curvature configured to flex to adjust the axis of the lens at the immediate point of contact of a lens with the eye to correctly align the position of the lens within the eye as the eye is brought against the lens and is captured by the eyelids
- the lens cup comprising:
- an opening through the central portion at the base of the parabolic curvature;
- a filter sealing the opening in the central portion, the filter having etching configured to scatter light and glow from ambient light or from light from a powered light source.
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A lens insertion aid comprising:
- a podium having a lens cup support and finger-mount;
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- the lens cup having a base, the base of the lens cup configured for insertion into the podium.
A lens insertion system, comprising:
- a support tube of a transparent material and having a convex lens in its base to focus light through the support tube to the lens cup;;
- a lens cup removably attached to the support tube;
- a platform;
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- the lens insertion system configured for hands-free insertion of a lens within the eye allowing for the eyelids to be opened using one or both hands for easier insertion of the lens.
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