Achromatic ophthalmic lenses
US5859685A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02C7/02
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A compound ophthalmic lens having improved chromatic aberration is provided which includes a polymerized resin superstrate lens formed on a substrate lens. The chromatic dispersion characteristics of the resin, as well as its refractive index, are matched to the substrate lens to obtain the desired Abbe number, lens power and thickness of the finished lens, and to render the interface between the substrate lens and the superstrate lens substantially invisible. The color dispersion of the substrate lens is compensated for by the superstrate lens which has a relatively low Abbe number and has an opposite power from the substrate lens.
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