Cosmetic contact lens having an elliptical dot pattern suitable for forming an apparent limbal ring
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
InventorsEdmund Jolley, Ashley Nicholl Sever, Anastasia P. Bergen
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Abstract
Described are cosmetic contact lenses having features designed to enhance the appearance of the eyes and to optionally correct vision. In particular, cosmetic contact lenses have elliptical dot patterns designed to overlay irises and thereby form apparent limbal rings. For contact lens wearers with uniformly colored irises, such as dark brown irises, these cosmetic contact lenses provide a more texturized appearance to the eyes with apparent limbal rings.
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A cosmetic contact lens comprising an elliptical dot pattern, wherein the elliptical dot pattern has a diameter equal to or greater than 8 millimeters and has a negative space between 70 percent and 100 percent in an outermost annulus, said outermost annulus having a thickness between 0.2 millimeters and 2.0 millimeters.
A cosmetic contact lens comprising an elliptical dot pattern, the elliptical dot pattern including a negative space, wherein the negative space creates an apparent limbal ring when the elliptical dot pattern overlays an iris.
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