Optics: eye examining – vision testing and correcting – Spectacles and eyeglasses – Ophthalmic lenses or blanks
Patent
1997-12-04
2000-12-12
Epps, Georgia
Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting
Spectacles and eyeglasses
Ophthalmic lenses or blanks
623 617, 623 627, 623 66, G02C 710, A61F 216
Patent
active
061588628
ABSTRACT:
A multifocal ophthalmic lens having a dye or dyes that block the transmission of near UV and/or blue light.
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Graham William M.
Patel Anilbhai S.
Alcon Laboratories Inc.
Epps Georgia
Schira Jeffrey S.
Schwartz Jordan M.
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