System, apparatus and method for correcting vision with an adaptive optic

• US 7,744,214 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2006
• Issued: 06/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: e-Vision, LLC (New Smart Optics, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: e-Vision, LLC (New Smart Optics, Inc.)
• Inventors: Katzman, Dan, Blum, Ronald D., Duston, Dwight P.
• Primary Examiner(s): SCHWARTZ, JORDAN MARC
• Application Number:
  US11/636,510
• Publication Number:
  US 20070081126A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 Days
• Field of Search: 351/159, 351/41
• US Class Current: 351/159
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/028 for testing visual acuity; for determination of refraction, e.g. phoropters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/0285 Phoropters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/04 Trial frames; Sets of lenses for use therewith lenses per se G02C7/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/113 for determining or recording eye movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2039/505 comprising antibodies
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 38/00 Medicinal preparations containing peptides peptides containing beta-lactam rings A61K31/00; cyclic dipeptides not having in their molecule any other peptide link than those which form their ring, e.g. piperazine-2,5-diones, A61K31/00; ergot alkaloids of the cyclic peptide type A61K31/48; containing macromolecular compounds having statistically distributed amino acid units A61K31/74; medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies A61K39/00; medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients, e.g. peptides as drug carriers, A61K47/00
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 11/00009 Production of simple or compound lenses
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 11/0073 Optical laminates
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 11/00817 Producing electro-active lenses or lenses with energy receptors, e.g. batteries or antennas
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 14/5443 IL-15
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 16/244 Interleukins [IL]
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 16/2866 against receptors for cytokines, lymphokines, interferons
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 3/0081 having one or more elements with analytic function to create variable power variable magnification in general G02B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/28 Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/285 including two or more different focus detection devices, e.g. both an active and a passive focus detecting device
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2202/12 Locally varying refractive index, gradient index lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2202/16 Laminated or compound lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2202/18 Cellular lens surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2202/20 : Diffractive and Fresnel lenses or lens portions
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2202/22 : Correction of higher order and chromatic aberrations, wave front measurement and calculation
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/02 : Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/022 : Ophthalmic lenses having special refractive features achieved by special materials or material structures G02C7/049 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/049 : Contact lenses having special fitting or structural features achieved by special materials or material structures
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/06 : bifocal; multifocal ; progressive G02C7/041 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/061 : Spectacle lenses with progressively varying focal power
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/066 : Shape, location or size of the viewing zones
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/08 : Auxiliary lenses; Arrangements for varying focal length
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/083 : Electrooptic lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/101 : having an electro-optical light valve electro-optical elements per se G02F
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/102 : Photochromic filters
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133526 : Lenses, e.g. microlenses or Fresnel lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/294 : Variable focal length devices

Abstract

An electro-active spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens includes a first lens optic. The disclosed lens also includes a first electro-active zone positioned in a cooperative relationship with the first lens optic. In certain embodiments, the electro-active lens includes a range finder positioned in a cooperative relationship with the electro-active lens.

Claims

1. An eyeglass lens, comprising:

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 one error of a patient'"'"'s eye selected from the group consisting of spherical error and cylindrical error; and

the second layer being configured to substantially correct at least one aberration or at least one error of the patient'"'"'s eye.

2. The eyeglass lens of claim 1, in which the second layer comprises a super-vision zone.

3. The eyeglass lens of claim 2, in which the second layer further comprises a transition zone.

4. The eyeglass lens of claim 1, in which the eyeglass lens is a progressive addition lens.

5. The eyeglass lens of claim 4, in which the second layer comprises a short distance viewing zone.

6. The eyeglass lens of claim 5, in which the second layer further comprises a supervision zone.

7. The eyeglass lens of claim 1, in which the eyeglass lens is a reading lens comprising a normal vision zone and a super-vision zone.

8. The eyeglass lens of claim 1, in which the first lens is a lens blank.

9. The eyeglass lens of claim 1, in which the second lens is a lens blank.

14. The eyeglass lens of claim 1, wherein the first and third layers are configured to substantially correct at least a spherical error of a patient'"'"'s eye.

15. The eyeglass lens of claim 1, wherein the first and third layers are configured to substantially correct at least a cylindrical error of a patient'"'"'s eye.

19. The eyeglass lens of claim 1, in which the second layer comprises a zone that corrects vision to greater than 20/20.

20. The eyeglass lens of claim 5, in which the second layer further comprises a zone that corrects vision to greater than 20/20.

10. An eyeglass lens, comprising:

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 one error of a patient'"'"'s eye; and

the second layer being configured to substantially correct at least one aberration or at least one error of the patient'"'"'s eye;

wherein the first lens is a lens blank.

11. An eyeglass lens, comprising:

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 one error of a patient'"'"'s eye; and

the second layer being configured to substantially correct at least one aberration or at least one error of the patient'"'"'s eye;

wherein the second lens is a lens blank.

12. An eyeglass lens, comprising:

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 error of a patient'"'"'s eye; and

the second layer being configured to correct a second portion of the error of the patient'"'"'s eye;

wherein the first lens is a lens blank.

13. An eyeglass lens, comprising:

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 error of a patient'"'"'s eye; and

the second layer being configured to correct a second portion of the error of the patient'"'"'s eye;

wherein the second lens is a lens blank.

16. An eyeglass lens, comprising:

a first portion comprising a first lens having a constant index of refraction; and

a second portion comprising a material having a varying index of refraction; and

a third portion comprising a second lens, the second portion being sandwiched between the first portion and the third portion;

the first and third portions being configured to substantially correct at least one error of a patient'"'"'s eye selected from the group consisting of spherical error and cylindrical error; and

the second portion being configured to substantially correct at least one aberration or at least one error of the patient'"'"'s eye.

17. The eyeglass lens of claim 16, wherein the first and third portions are configured to substantially correct at least a spherical error of a patient'"'"'s eye.

18. The eyeglass lens of claim 16, wherein the first and third portions are configured to substantially correct at least a cylindrical error of a patient'"'"'s eye.