Electro-active ophthalmic lens having an optical power blending region
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1. An electro-active lens, comprising at least one electro-active blend region, wherein when electrical power is applied thereto, said blend region provides a substantially continuous transition of optical power from a first region of optical power to a second region of optical power of said lens.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to an electro-active optic incorporating a blend region between two regions each having different optical properties.
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- 1. An electro-active lens, comprising at least one electro-active blend region, wherein when electrical power is applied thereto, said blend region provides a substantially continuous transition of optical power from a first region of optical power to a second region of optical power of said lens.
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15. An electro-active lens, comprising:
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a. a refractive lens of fixed optical power; and
b. an electro-active element having dynamic optical power and a peripheral edge in optical communication with said refractive lens, wherein the optical power of said electro-active lens is the sum of the optical powers of said electro-active element and said refractive lens, and when said electro-active element is activated, said electro-active element provides for a region of substantially continuous transition in optical power from the sum of optical powers of said electro-active element and said refractive lens to the optical power of said refractive lens, and wherein said transition region is located near the peripheral edge of said electro-active element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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- 37. An electro-active lens, comprising at least one electro-active blend region, wherein when electrical power is applied thereto, said blend region provides at least one stepped transition of optical power from a first region of optical power to a second region of optical power of said lens.
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46. An electro-active lens, comprising:
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a. at least one region of fixed optical power; and
b. at least one region of dynamic optical power having a blend region, wherein when electrical power is applied to said blend region, said blend region has diffractive power and provides a continuous transition of optical power from said dynamic power region to said fixed power region. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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