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Photochromic soft contact lens with cosmetic and efficacy considerations

US11092822B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 2019
Grant dateAug 17, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C2202/08
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A photochromic ophthalmic lens may comprise a main body comprising an optical zone and a peripheral zone disposed adjacent the optical zone, wherein one or more of the optical zone and the peripheral zone comprises a photochromic dye, wherein the ophthalmic lens has a thickness profile that is configured based on cosmetic appearance associated with a target level of transmission (% T), and wherein at least a portion of the thickness profile is the same across two or more stock keeping units (SKU), each of the two or more SKU having a different target prescription.

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