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

• US 20070081126A1
• Filed: 12/11/2006
• Published: 04/12/2007
• 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, Duston, Dwight, Blum, Ronald
• Granted Patent: US 7,744,214 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 a first aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye selected from the group consisting of spherical aberration and cylindrical aberration; and

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

2. The eyeglass lens of claim 1, in which the first aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye is a lower order aberration.

3. The eyeglass lens of claim 2, in which the second aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye is a higher order aberration.

4. The eyeglass lens of claim 1, in which the second aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye is a higher order aberration.

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

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

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

8. The eyeglass lens of claim 7, in which the second layer comprises a short distance viewing zone.

9. The eyeglass lens of claim 7, in which the first aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye is a lower order aberration.

10. The eyeglass lens of claim 9, in which the second layer comprises a short distance viewing zone.

11. The eyeglass lens of claim 10, in which the second layer further comprises a supervision zone.

12. 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.

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

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

15. 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 aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye to within 0.25 diopters; and

the second layer being configured to correct a second portion of the aberration of the patient'"'"'s eye.

16. The eyeglass lens of claim 15, in which the first lens is a lens blank.

17. The eyeglass lens of claim 15, in which the second lens is a lens blank.

18. 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 a first aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye; and

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

wherein the first lens is a lens blank.

19. 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 a first aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye; and

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

wherein the second lens is a lens blank.

20. 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 aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye; and

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

wherein the first lens is a lens blank.

21. 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 aberration of a patient'"'"'s eye; and

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

wherein the second lens is a lens blank.