Patent · US Expired

Surface-treated contact lens and method of producing

US4666249A · kind A · utility

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35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 14, 1985
Grant dateMay 19, 1987
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Expiry dateAug 14, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B1/043
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A contact lens for correction of astigmatism is formed from a single polymeric or copolymeric material. The lens has a central optical zone of greater rigidity than a surrounding non-optical zone. The rigidity of the central optical zone is sufficient for it to retain an astigmatism-correcting shape when worn on an eye, while the surrounding non-optical zone conforms to the shape of the eye.

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