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US 5,044,742 AGranted
Contact lens
OwnerAmir Coheninventor
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A contact lens comprising a central, optically active zone and a peripheral, optically nonactive zone, the lens having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, the posterior surface being constituted by the collective surfaces of a plurality of pad-like projections forming together a first, at least partially optically active surface, being the surface making contact with the cornea, the pad-like projections being separated from each other by a system of substantially interconnected recesses leading to the edge of the lens, the collective bottom surfaces of which recesses constitute a second, at least partially optically active surface, the system of recesses serving as reservoir for an increased tear volume and as passageway for increased tear flow, wherein the lens is consituted by a system of first lens elements each defined by the anterior surface on the one hand and the surface of the pad-like projection on the other, and by a system of second lens elements each defined by the anterior surface on the one hand and the bottom surface of the recesses on the other. When the recesses are filled with tears, the first and second lens elements are at least approximately of equal refractive power.
A contact lens comprising a central, optically active zone and a peripheral, optically nonactive zone, said lens having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said posterior surface being constituted by the collective surfaces of a plurality of pad-like projections forming together a first, at least partially optically active surface, being the surface making contact with the cornea, said pad-like projections being separated from each other by a system of substantially interconnected recesses leading to the edge of said lens, the collective bottom surfaces of which recesses constitute a second, at least partially optically active surface, said system of recesses serving as reservoir for an increased tear volume and as passageway for increased tear flow, wherein said lens is constituted by a system of first lens elements each defined by said anterior surface on the one hand and the surface of said pad-like projection on the other, and by a system of second lens elements each defined by said anterior surface on the one hand and the bottom surface of said recesses on the other, and wherein, when said recesses are filled with tears, said first and said second lens elements are at least approximately of equal refractive power.
A contact lens comprising a central, optically active zone and a peripheral, optically nonactive zone, said lens having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said posterior surface being constituted by a central, optically active surface, at least a major portion of which is a smooth, continuous surface, and by a peripheral, optically nonactive surface, being formed by the collective surfaces of at least ten pad-like projections, which surfaces are complementary parts of the geometry of said smooth, central surface, but are separated from each other by a system of substantially interconnected recesses leading to the edge of said lens, said recesses serving as reservoir for an increased tear volume and as passageway for increased tear flow, wherein a minor portion of said optically active zone is constituted by a recessed, belt-like zone interposed between said smooth, central surface and said peripheral zone, said recessed, belt-like zone and said system of interconnected recesses of said peripheral zone communicating with each other, and wherein, when said recessed, belt-like zone is filled with tears, that portion of said contact lens incorporating said belt-like zone and that portion of said contact lens incorporating said smooth, central surface are at least approximately of equal refractive power.
A simultaneous-vision, bifocal contact lens comprising a central, optically active zone and a peripheral, optically nonactive zone, said lens having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said posterior surface being constituted by the collective surfaces of a plurality of pad-like projections forming together a first, at least partially optically active surface, being the surface making contact with the cornea, said pad-like projections being separated from each other by a system of substantially interconnected recesses leading to the edge of said lens, the collective bottom surfaces of which recesses constitute a second, at least partially optically active surface, said system of recesses serving as reservoir for an increased tear volume and as passageway for increased tear flow, wherein said lens is constituted by a system of first lens elements each defined by said anterior surface on the one hand and the surface of said pad-like projection on the other, and by a system of second lens elements each defined by said anterior surface on the one hand and the bottom surface of said recesses on the other, and wherein, when said recesses are filled with tears, said first and said second lens elements are of different refractive power.
A combined simultaneous-alternating-vision, bifocal contact lens comprising a central, an intermediate and an outer optically active zone, and a peripheral, optically nonactive zone, said lens having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said posterior surface being constituted by the collective surfaces of a plurality of pad-like projections forming together a first, at least partially optically active surface, being the surface making contact with the cornea, said pad-like projections being separated from each other by a system of substantially interconnected recesses leading to the edge of said lens, the collective bottom surfaces of which recesses constitute a second, at least partially optically active surface, said system of recesses serving as reservoir for an increased tear volume and as passageway for increased tear flow, wherein said lens is constituted by a system of first lens elements each defined by said anterior surface on the one hand and the surface of said pad-like projection on the other, and by a system of second lens elements each defined by said anterior surface on the one hand and the bottom surface of said recesses on the other, and wherein, when said recesses are filled with tears, said first and said second lens elements are of different refractive power, and wherein said contact lens is truncated, the truncating plane passing through said peripheral zone.
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