Electro-active opthalmic lens having an optical power blending region
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1. A device, comprising:
- a first conventional lens;
a first electro-active lens optically aligned with the first conventional lens, the first electro-active lens comprising a first electro-active layer, the device configured to focus an image of an object over a range of distances;
a controller configured to focus the device over the range of distances;
a second electro-active lens; and
a diffractive optic in optical alignment with the first electro-active layer;
wherein;
an insulator separates an active region of said first electro-active layer from a non-activated region of said first electro-active layer;
said first electro-active layer comprises a multi-grid electro-active structure;
said first electro-active layer is configured to provide a spherical power correction;
said first electro-active layer is configured to provide a cylindrical power correction;
said first electro-active layer is a high-order aberration corrector; and
the first conventional lens is a multifocal optic.
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Abstract
A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for the correction of a wearer'"'"'s refractive error. The viewing correction area provides correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the wearer'"'"'s vision correction. The lens has a prescription based on a wave front analysis of the wearer'"'"'s eye and the lens can further be modified to fit within an eyeglass frame.
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23 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a first conventional lens; a first electro-active lens optically aligned with the first conventional lens, the first electro-active lens comprising a first electro-active layer, the device configured to focus an image of an object over a range of distances; a controller configured to focus the device over the range of distances; a second electro-active lens; and a diffractive optic in optical alignment with the first electro-active layer; wherein; an insulator separates an active region of said first electro-active layer from a non-activated region of said first electro-active layer; said first electro-active layer comprises a multi-grid electro-active structure; said first electro-active layer is configured to provide a spherical power correction; said first electro-active layer is configured to provide a cylindrical power correction; said first electro-active layer is a high-order aberration corrector; and the first conventional lens is a multifocal optic.
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2. An electro-active ophthalmic lens comprising:
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a first element having a convex surface; a second element having a concave surface, the concave surface mated to the convex surface of the first element; a decentered electro-active zone, the decentered electro-active zone comprising an electro-active material disposed in a cavity formed between the convex surface and the concave surface, the electro-active material having a first refractive index in a first state and a second refractive index in a second state, the decentered electro-active zone having a centroid disposed below a mid-line of the first element. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electro-active ophthalmic lens comprising:
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a first element having a convex surface, the convex surface defining a diffractive pattern having a centroid disposed below a mid-line of the first element; a second element having concave surface, the concave surface mated to the convex surface of the first element to form a cavity; and an electro-active material disposed in the cavity, the electro-active material switchable between a first state having a first refractive index and a second state having a second refractive index.
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21. An electro-active ophthalmic lens comprising:
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a first element having a convex surface, the convex surface defining a diffractive pattern; a second element having a concave surface, the concave surface mated to the convex surface of the first element to form a decentered cavity comprising the diffractive pattern; an electro-active material disposed in the decentered cavity, the electro-active material having a first refractive index in a first state and a second refractive index in a second state; and a framing layer at least partially disposed between the convex surface of the first element and the concave surface of the second element to seal the electro-active material in the decentered cavity, the framing layer having a refractive index approximately equal to the first refractive index.
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22. An electro-active ophthalmic lens comprising:
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a first element having a convex surface; a second element having a concave surface, the concave surface mated to the convex surface of the first element; a decentered electro-active zone, the decentered electro-active zone comprising an electro-active material disposed in a cavity formed between the convex surface and the concave surface, the electro-active material having a first refractive index in a first state and a second refractive index in a second state, the decentered electro-active zone having a centroid disposed below a mid-line of the first element; at least one pair of electrodes, disposed on the concave surface and the convex surface, that operatively applies an electric field to the electro-active material and operatively switches the electro-active material between the first state and the second state; and a framing layer, disposed around the electro-active material and between the concave surface and the convex surface, that operatively seals the electro-active material in the cavity; wherein; the convex surface or the concave surface defines a diffractive pattern along an interior surface of the cavity; and the concave surface extends to an edge of the convex surface.
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23. An electro-active ophthalmic lens comprising:
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a first element having a convex surface; a second element having a concave surface, the concave surface mated to the convex surface of the first element; a decentered electro-active zone, the decentered electro-active zone comprising an electro-active material disposed in a cavity formed between the convex surface and the concave surface, the electro-active material having a first refractive index in a first state and a second refractive index in a second state, the decentered electro-active zone having a centroid disposed below a mid-line of the first element; at least one pair of electrodes, disposed on the concave surface and the convex surface, that operatively applies an electric field to the electro-active material and operatively switches the electro-active material between the first state and the second state; and a framing layer, disposed around the electro-active material and between the concave surface and the convex surface, that operatively seals the electro-active material in the cavity; wherein; the convex surface or the concave surface defines a diffractive pattern along an interior surface of the cavity; and the concave surface extends to an edge of the convex surface.
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