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Customized lens, and system and method of producing thereof

US7322696B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2005
Grant dateJan 29, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C7/025
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method of producing a customized spectacle lens. According to some exemplary embodiments, a method of producing a customized spectacle lens for use in a personalized viewing environment, e.g., a personalized short-distance viewing environment, a personalized long-distance viewing environment, or a personalized mixed-distance viewing environment, may include determining a personalized power profile of an intended user based on at least a far vision prescription of the user, a near vision prescription of the user, and customized values of a personalized gaze angle and a personalized distance of one or more control points in the viewing environment, the one or more control points corresponding to one or more objects in the viewing environment; and generating target surface data suitable for producing the customized spectacle lens based on the personalized power profile. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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