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Ophthalmic apparatus with corrective meridians having extended tolerance band

  • US 10,646,329 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2017
  • Issued: 05/12/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rotationally-tolerant intraocular lens (IOL), the intraocular lens comprising a multi-zonal optic body comprising one or more angularly-varying phase members that each includes an optimized combination of angularly and zonally diffractive phase structure located across one or more optical zones to apply power at one or more correcting meridian, wherein each of the one or more angularly-varying phase members applies the power at a given correcting meridian and vary an extended depth of focus to a plurality of nearby points of focus to provide an extended tolerance to misalignment of the intraocular lens when implanted in an eye,the multi-zonal optic body forming a first angularly-varying phase member having a peak cylinder power centered at a first correcting meridian, the first angularly-varying phase member at the peak cylinder power being configured to direct light, at the first correcting meridian, to a first point of focus on the retina, wherein at angular positions nearby to the first correcting meridian, the angularly-varying phase member varies, at each optical zone, and is configured to direct light to points of focus nearby to the first point of focus such that the multi-zonal optic body, when rotational offset from the peak cylinder power, directs light from the nearby points of focus to the first point of focus, thereby establishing an extended band of operational meridians over the first correcting meridian,wherein each phase structure has a height profile at a face of the multi-zonal optic body that varies along the extended band of operational meridians over each respective corrective meridian.

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