Tinted contact lenses with combined limbal ring and iris patterns
US8038295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02C7/046
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides tinted contact lenses that include a limbal ring that serves to enhance the definition of the wearer's iris resulting in the iris appearing larger to viewer's of the lens wearer. The lens also incorporates additional elements that overlie a portion of the wearer's iris. The lenses of the invention may be used as cosmetic lenses for enhancing or altering an individual's iris.
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