Manufacture of ophthalmic lenses by excimer laser

Details Manufacture of ophthalmic lenses by excimer laser Manufacture of ophthalmic lenses by excimer laser

1990-03-16

1991-10-29

Albritton, C. L.

Electric heating

Metal heating

By arc

156643, 21912173, 21912175, B33K 2600

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050618407

ABSTRACT:
Complex small objects such as ophthalmic lenses are quickly and accurately fabricated from plastic or glass blanks of ablatable material such as plastic or glass by cutting, shaping, and radiusing the blank entirely by laser light, using appropriate masks and focusing optics.

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