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Ophthalmic lens with diffractive power

US4641934A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 1983
Grant dateFeb 10, 1987
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C2202/20
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ophthalmic lens incorporates a transmission hologram which has negative diffractive power and introduces positive longitudinal chromatic aberration to add to the natural longitudinal chromatic aberration of the human eye, thereby reducing the need to accommodate. The lens also has refractive power to balance the diffractive power or to give a desired overall or residual power.

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