Vision correction with laser refractive index changes

US11369515B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• University of Rochester · US
• Clerio Vision, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Leonard Zheleznyak · Pittsford, US
• Cory Leeson · Rochester, US
• Jonathan D. Ellis · Kino, US
• Theodore Foos · Mendon, US
• Sam Butler · Hanley Swan, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: May 14, 2019
• Grant date: Jun 28, 2022
• Expiry date: May 14, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2009/00897
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods and systems wherein laser induced refractive index changes by focused femtosecond laser pulses in optical polymeric materials or ocular tissues is performed to address various types of vision correction.