Patent · US Expired

Contact lens bifocal with switch

US5108169A · kind A · utility

162Cited by
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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 1991
Grant dateApr 28, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 22, 2011

Classification

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

Abstract

A bifocal contact lens which contains two optical powers and a structure which serves as a switch to determine which power is operative as the wearer looks alternatively at objects located at various distances. The lens switch is designed so as to be triggered by the upper lid as it covers and uncovers various portions of the contact lens when the lens wearer is looking alternatively at objects located at various distances.

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