Control of myopia using contact lenses
First Claim
1. A contact lens comprising a central lens and an outer region wherein the outer region comprises one or more thickened horizontal band region located at a position corresponding to an eyelid with the eyelid positioned in down gaze that disperses force applied on an eye by the eyelid for controlling a progression of myopia in the eye.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for controlling myopia are provided. The devices and methods relate to the inventors discovery of the relationship between near work, the forces applied to the eye by the eyelids and myopia. The devices include a contact lens comprising a region that disperses force applied to the eye by an eyelid. The devices also include a device designed by measuring first wavefront aberrations of an eye before pre-near work and measuring second measured wavefront aberrations of the eye post-near work. The methods include a method for controlling myopia including identifying optical changes associated with near work and correcting the optical changes with an optical device.
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35 Claims
- 1. A contact lens comprising a central lens and an outer region wherein the outer region comprises one or more thickened horizontal band region located at a position corresponding to an eyelid with the eyelid positioned in down gaze that disperses force applied on an eye by the eyelid for controlling a progression of myopia in the eye.
- 13. A contact lens comprising a central lens and an outer region wherein the outer region comprises one or more horizontal band region of high modulus that disperses force applied to an eye by an eyelid.
- 24. A contact lens comprising a central lens and an outer region, wherein the central lens and the outer region comprise one or more horizontal band region of high modulus that disperses force applied to an eye by an eyelid for controlling a progression of myopia in the eye.
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34. A contact lens for use with an eye, the eye including a pupil, an upper eyelid, and a lower eyelid, the contact lens comprising:
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a central lens; and an outer region extending outwardly from the central lens, wherein the outer region comprises at least one thickened horizontal band region, the at least one thickened horizontal band region including a first horizontal band region located at a position above a center of the pupil and corresponding to the upper eyelid with the eye positioned in a down gaze for dispersing force applied on the eye by the upper eyelid for controlling a progression of myopia in the eye. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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