High Energy Visible Light Filter Systems with Yellowness Index Values

• US 20120008217A1
• Filed: 07/01/2011
• Published: 01/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: High Performance Optics Inc.
• Original Assignee: High Performance Optics Inc.
• Inventors: Ishak, Andrew W., McGinnis, Sean P., Blum, Ronald D., Packard, Michael B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,882,267 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/722
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/1613 having special lens configurations, e.g. multipart lenses; having particular optical properties, e.g. pseudo-accommodative lenses, lenses having aberration corrections, diffractive lenses, lenses for variably absorbing electromagnetic radiation, lenses having variable focus
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/1659 having variable absorption coefficient for electromagnetic radiation, e.g. photochromic lenses
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/1696 Having structure for blocking or reducing amount of light transmitted, e.g. glare reduction
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/10 General cosmetic use
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/31 Hydrocarbons
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/345 containing more than one hydroxy group
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/492 having condensed rings, e.g. indol
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/58 containing atoms other than carbon, hydrogen, halogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/8129 Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by an alcohol, ether, aldehydo, ketonic, acetal or ketal radical; Compositions of hydrolysed polymers or esters of unsaturated alcohols with saturated carboxylic acids; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers, e.g. polyvinylmethylether
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 17/04 Topical preparations for affording protection against sunlight or other radiation; Topical sun tanning preparations
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/223 containing organic substances, e.g. dyes, inks or pigments
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2202/16 Laminated or compound lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/04 Contact lenses for the eyes disinfection or sterilisation of contact lenses A61L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/10 Filters, e.g. for facilitating adaptation of the eyes to the dark; Sunglasses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/104 having spectral characteristics for purposes other than sun-protection

Abstract

The present invention relates to ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic systems with blue light filtering and Yellowness Index ranges. UV and IR filtering are also included. Industrial applications are also outlined in the invention.

Claims

1. An ophthalmic lens comprising:

a dye that causes the lens to selectively inhibit transmission of visible light between 450±

50 nm;

wherein the lens has a yellowness index not more than 35.0.

2. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to block at least 40% of light having a wavelength of X±

15 nm; and

wherein X is a wavelength in the range of 415-485 nm.

3. The ophthalmic lens of claim 2, wherein the dye causes the lens to block at least 30% of light having a wavelength of X±

15 nm.

4. The ophthalmic lens of claim 2, wherein the dye causes the lens to block at least 20% of light having a wavelength of X±

15 nm.

5. The ophthalmic lens of claim 2, wherein the dye causes the lens to block at least 10% of light having a wavelength of X±

15 nm.

6. The ophthalmic lens of claim 2, wherein the dye causes the lens to block at least 5% of light having a wavelength of X±

15 nm.

7. An ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the lens includes a dye that

selectively inhibits transmission of at least two different ranges of wavelengths selected from the range of 450±

50 nm.

8. The ophthalmic lens of claim 7, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to block at least 40% of light having a wavelength of X1±

15 nm, and at least 40% of the light having a wavelength of X2±

15 nm;

wherein X1 is a wavelength in the range of 415-485 nm and X2 is a wavelength different from X1 and in the range of 415-485 nm.

9. The ophthalmic lens of claim 8, wherein the dye causes the lens to block at least 30% of light having a wavelength of X1±

15 nm and at least 30% of light having a wavelength of X2±

15 nm.

10. The ophthalmic lens of claim 8, wherein the dye causes the lens to block at least 20% of light having a wavelength of X1±

15 nm and at least 20% of light having a wavelength of X2±

15 nm.

11. The ophthalmic lens of claim 8, wherein the dye causes the lens to block at least 10% of light having a wavelength of X1±

15 nm and at least 10% of light having a wavelength of X2±

15 nm.

12. The ophthalmic lens of claim 8, wherein the dye causes the lens to block at least 5% of light having a wavelength of X1±

15 nm and at least 5% of light having a wavelength of X2±

15 nm.

13. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the lens includes a dye that transmits at least 80% of all light wavelengths in the range of 400-500 nm, except light wavelengths at X1±

15 nm and X2±

15 nm;

wherein X1 is a wavelength in the range of 415-485 nm and X2 is a wavelength different from X1 and in the range of 415-485 nm.

14. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the lens is a contact lens.

15. The ophthalmic lens of claim 14, wherein the lens has a yellowness index not more than 27.5.

16. The ophthalmic lens of claim 14, wherein the lens has a yellowness index not more than 20.0.

17. The ophthalmic lens of claim 14, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to block at least 5%-40% of light having a wavelength of 450±

50 nm, while having a luminous transmission of at least 80%.

18. The ophthalmic lens of claim 14, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to selectively inhibit visible light between 430±

30 nm.

19. The ophthalmic lens of claim 14, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to selectively inhibit visible light between 435±

20 nm.

20. The ophthalmic lens of claim 14, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to block at least 5%-50% of light having a wavelength of 430±

30 nm, while having a luminous transmission of at least 80%.

21. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the lens is a spectacle lens, wherein the lens has a yellowness index not more than 15.0.

22. The ophthalmic lens of claim 21, wherein the lens has a yellowness index not more than 12.5.

23. The ophthalmic lens of claim 21, wherein the lens has a yellowness index not more than 10.0.

24. The ophthalmic lens of claim 21, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to block at least 5%-40% of light having a wavelength of 450±

50 nm, while having a luminous transmission of at least 80%.

25. The ophthalmic lens of claim 21, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to selectively inhibit visible light between 430±

30 nm.

26. The ophthalmic lens of claim 21, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to selectively inhibit visible light between 435±

20 nm

27. The ophthalmic lens of claim 21, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to block at least 5%-50% of light having a wavelength of 430±

30 nm, while having a luminous transmission of at least 80%.

28. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the lens is an intraocular lens.

29. The ophthalmic lens of claim 28, wherein the lens has a yellowness index not more than 23.0.

30. The ophthalmic lens of claim 28, wherein the lens has a yellowness index not more than 15.0.

31. The ophthalmic lens of claim 28, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to block at least 5%-40% of light having a wavelength of 450±

50 nm, while having a luminous transmission of at least 80%.

32. The ophthalmic lens of claim 28, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to selectively inhibit visible light between 430±

30 nm.

33. The ophthalmic lens of claim 28, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to selectively inhibit visible light between 435±

20 nm.

34. The ophthalmic lens of claim 28, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to block at least 5%-50% of light having a wavelength of 430±

30 nm, while having a luminous transmission of at least 80%.

35. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the lens inhibits light within the UV wavelength range

36. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the dye is selected from the group consisting of:

bilirubin;

chlorophyll a, diethyl ether;

chlorophyll a, methanol;

chlorophyll b;

diprotonated-tetraphenylporphyrin;

hematin;

magnesium octaethylporphyrin;

magnesium octaethylporphyrin (MgOEP);

magnesium phthalocyanine (MgPc), PrOH;

magnesium phthalocyanine (MgPc), pyridine;

magnesium tetramesitylporphyrin (MgTMP);

magnesium tetraphenylporphyrin (MgTPP);

octaethylporphyrin;

phthalocyanine (Pc);

porphin;

tetra-t-butylazaporphine;

tetra-t-butylnaphthalocyanine;

tetrakis(2,6-dichlorphenyl)porphyrin;

tetrakis(o-aminophenyl)porphyrin;

tetramesitylporphyrin (TMP);

tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP);

vitamin B12;

zinc octaethylporphyrin (ZnOEP);

zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc), pyridine;

zinc tetramesitylporphyrin (ZnTMP);

zinc tetramesitylporphyrin radical cation;

zinc tetrapheynlporphyrin (ZnTPP);

perylene and derivatives thereof.

37. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the dye is magnesium tetramesitylporphyrin (MgTMP).

38. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the dye is perylene.

39. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein the dye is magnesium tetraphenylporphyrin (MgTPP).

40. A non-ophthalmic system, comprising:

a dye that causes the system to selectively inhibit transmission of visible light between 450±

50 nm;

wherein the system has a yellowness index not more than 35.0.

41. The non-ophthalmic system of claim 40, wherein the lens includes a dye that causes the lens to selectively inhibit visible light between 435±

20 nm.

42. The non-ophthalmic system of claim 40, wherein the system includes a dye that causes the lens to block at least 5%-40% of light having a wavelength of 450±

50 nm, while having a luminous transmission of at least 80%.

43. The non-ophthalmic system of claim 40, wherein the system includes a dye that causes the lens to block at least 5%-50% of light having a wavelength of 430±

30 nm, while having a luminous transmission of at least 80%.

44. The non-ophthalmic system of claim 40, wherein the system has a yellowness index not more than 23.0.

45. The non-ophthalmic system of claim 40, wherein the system has a yellowness index not more than 15.0.