Dynamic fluid zones in contact lenses
US9046699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02C7/049
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A contact lens incorporating one or more dynamic fluid zones fabricated from a material that is readily deformable under eyelid pressure during blinking allows for the delivery of one or more agents to the eye, dynamic cosmetic eye enhancement, and/or dynamic rotational misalignment correction. The one or more agents may include therapeutic agents, nutritional agents and pharmacological agents.
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