Optics: eye examining – vision testing and correcting – Spectacles and eyeglasses – Ophthalmic lenses or blanks
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-05
2006-09-05
Schwartz, Jordan M. (Department: 2873)
Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting
Spectacles and eyeglasses
Ophthalmic lenses or blanks
C351S177000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07101041
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is related to a contact lens for correcting severe spherical aberration. The contact lens of the invention comprises an anterior surface having a first optical zone and an opposite posterior surface having a second optical zone. The first optical zone is defined by a mathematical function including a conic term and at least one 4thor higher order mathematic term. The first optical zone, in combination with the second optical zone, provides a power profile in which the optical power of the lens decreases outwardly from the optical axis to the outer periphery such that the optical power at a 6 mm diameter is from about 1 to 5 diopters smaller than a manifest refractive power for an eye. The present invention also provides a series of contact lenses and a method for making contact lenses of the invention.
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Lindacher Joseph Michael
Morgan Courtney Flem
Novartis AG
Schwartz Jordan M.
Zhou Jian
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