System, apparatus, and method for correcting vision using an electro-active lens
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Abstract
A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for the correction of a wearer'"'"'s refractive error. The viewing correction area provides correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the wearer'"'"'s vision correction. The lens has a prescription based on a wave front analysis of the wearer'"'"'s eye and the lens can further be modified to fit within an eyeglass frame.
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37 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. An eyeglass lens, comprising:
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a first layer comprising a first lens having a constant index of refraction; and
a second layer comprising a material having a varying index of refraction; and
a third layer comprising a second lens, the second layer being sandwiched between the first layer and the third layer;
the first and third layers being configured to substantially correct at least a first aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye selected from the group consisting of spherical aberration and cylindrical aberration; and
the second layer being configured to substantially correct at least a second aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An eyeglass lens, comprising:
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a first layer comprising a first lens having a constant index of refraction; and
a second layer comprising a material having a varying index of refraction; and
a third layer comprising a second lens, the second layer being sandwiched between the first layer and the third layer;
the first and third layers being configured to correct a first portion of an aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye to within 0.25 diopters; and
the second layer being configured to correct a second portion of the aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. An eyeglass lens, comprising:
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a first layer comprising a first lens having a constant index of refraction; and
a second layer comprising a material having a varying index of refraction; and
a third layer comprising a second lens, the second layer being sandwiched between the first layer and the third layer;
the first and third layers being configured to substantially correct at least a first aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye; and
the second layer being configured to substantially correct at least a second aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye;
wherein the first lens is a lens blank.
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35. An eyeglass lens, comprising:
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a first layer comprising a first lens having a constant index of refraction; and
a second layer comprising a material having a varying index of refraction; and
a third layer comprising a second lens, the second layer being sandwiched between the first layer and the third layer;
the first and third layers being configured to substantially correct at least a first aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye; and
the second layer being configured to substantially correct at least a second aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye;
wherein the second lens is a lens blank.
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36. An eyeglass lens, comprising:
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a first layer comprising a first lens having a constant index of refraction; and
a second layer comprising a material having a varying index of refraction; and
a third layer comprising a second lens, the second layer being sandwiched between the first layer and the third layer;
the first and third layers being configured to correct a first portion of an aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye; and
the second layer being configured to correct a second portion of the aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye;
wherein the first lens is a lens blank.
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37. An eyeglass lens, comprising:
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a first layer comprising a first lens having a constant index of refraction; and
a second layer comprising a material having a varying index of refraction; and
a third layer comprising a second lens, the second layer being sandwiched between the first layer and the third layer;
the first and third layers being configured to correct a first portion of an aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye; and
the second layer being configured to correct a second portion of the aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye;
wherein the second lens is a lens blank.
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