Patent · US Expired

Diffractive/refractive spectacle and intraocular lens system for age-related macular degeneration

US5384606A · kind A · utility

70Cited by
11References
23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 22, 1992
Grant dateJan 24, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2012

Classification

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

Abstract

An ophthalmic lens system (11), including an IOL (15) having a negative IOL lens portion (22) and a positive lens (13) adapted to be outside the eye and direct light toward the negative IOL lens portion. At least one of the surfaces of at least one of the lenses has a diffractive portion.

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