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FRESNEL PIGGYBACK INTRAOCULAR LENS THAT IMPROVES OVERALL VISION WHERE THERE IS A LOCAL LOSS OF RETINAL FUNCTION

  • US 20160067037A1
  • Filed: 09/09/2015
  • Published: 03/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ophthalmic lens configured to improve vision for a patient'"'"'s eye, the lens comprising:

  • an optic with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the optic together with a cornea and an existing lens in the patient'"'"'s eye is configured to improve image quality of an image produced by light incident on the patient'"'"'s eye in an angular range between about 1 degree and about 50 degrees with respect to the optical axis and focused at a peripheral retinal location disposed at a distance from the fovea, wherein one or both of the first or the second surface is faceted, andwherein a curvature of the first surface and a curvature of the second surface are configured such that the optic has an optical power that is less than 0.25 Diopters.

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