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Soft contact lens comprising a lenticular in a superior portion of the contact lens with enhanced tear exchange

US11320673B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 2018
Grant dateMay 3, 2022
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C7/048
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a soft contact lens comprising a lenticular in a superior portion of the contact lens wherein the contact lens attaches to an upper eyelid of a wearer by the lenticular interacting with an upper tarsal plate of the upper eyelid of a wearer, wherein the contact lens is configured to provide one or more of an enhanced tear exchange, a greater tear layer thickness, or increased oxygen uptake of a cornea of a wearer.

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