Patent · US Expired

Visual indicator on soft contact lenses

US4616910A · kind A · utility

29Cited by
2References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 1984
Grant dateOct 14, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 24, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C7/04
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A soft contact lens is provided with a visual indicator to show that it is not inside out prior to application to the eye. The indicator is such that when viewed from the outside surface of the soft contact lens, it has a distinctly different appearance than when viewed from the inner surface of the lens.

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