Contact lens
AssigneeSynergeyes, Inc.
InventorsJerome Legerton, Barry Chen
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Abstract
A contact lens is provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for fitting and prescribing a contact lens. Another embodiment of the present invention comprises a contact lens construction that provides a stable prescription platform. Yet another embodiment comprises a contact lens that is constructed to accommodate ectasia associated with keratoconus. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
Claims20
A contact lens comprising:
- a central portion including an optical zone;
- a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion, the peripheral portion having a first thickness;
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- at least two areas of unequal size located on the peripheral portion, with each area having a thickness less than the first thickness, the areas of unequal size and their sizes configured to induce the self-orientation of the contact lens to a desired orientation on a human eye.
A contact lens comprising:
- a central portion including an optical zone;
- a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion, the peripheral portion having a first thickness;
- and
- at least two areas of unequal size located on the peripheral portion, with a first area having a thickness less than the first thickness, and a second area having a thickness greater than the first thickness, the areas of unequal size and their sizes configured to induce the self-orientation of the contact lens to a desired orientation on a human eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.