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Contact lenses with light blocking rings

US7364291B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 2006
Grant dateApr 29, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C7/105
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides contact lenses that substantially block either or both UV and blue light from entering the lens wearer's pupil by providing multiple concentric areas of certain materials that decrease or substantially eliminate the UV and blue light transmission. The lenses of the invention accomplish the light blocking without degrading the lens wearer's vision.

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