TORIC INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH MODIFIED POWER CHARACTERISTICS
First Claim
1. A toric ophthalmic lens comprising an optical element, the optical element having meridians associated therewith, including a high power meridian and a low power meridian orthogonal to the high power meridian, the optical element having at least one radially modulated meridian along which power monotonically varies in a continuous manner with increasing radial position.
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Abstract
An intraocular lens for correcting or reducing the astigmatism of a cornea includes an optical element that has optical properties and characteristics that make it tolerant of rotational misalignment, when compared to a comparable lens having a uniform astigmatism orientation across its entire optical element, leading to more relaxed tolerances for a surgeon that implants the lens. The optical element of the toric ophthalmic lens has meridians associated therewith, including a high power meridian and a low power meridian orthogonal to the high power meridian. The optical element has at least one radially modulated meridian along which power monotonically varies with increasing radial position.
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22 Claims
- 1. A toric ophthalmic lens comprising an optical element, the optical element having meridians associated therewith, including a high power meridian and a low power meridian orthogonal to the high power meridian, the optical element having at least one radially modulated meridian along which power monotonically varies in a continuous manner with increasing radial position.
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10. A toric ophthalmic lens comprising an optical element, the optical element having meridians associated therewith, including a high power meridian and a low power meridian orthogonal to the high power meridian, the power varying with increasing radial position, wherein along the high power meridian:
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between an originating position and a respective first radial position, power equals a respective nominal power; between the respective first radial position and a respective second radial position, power is greater than the respective nominal power; and between the respective second radial position and a respective third radial position, power is less than the respective nominal power; wherein the power between the originating position and the respective third radial position monotonically varies in a continuous manner. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 15, 16)
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- 13. The toric ophthalmic lens of claim 13, wherein between the respective second radial position and the respective third radial position, power equals an undercorrection power.
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17. A method of manufacturing a toric ophthalmic lens having meridians associated therewith, including a reference meridian, a high power meridian, and a low power meridian orthogonal to the high power meridian, the method comprising:
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providing a standard toric lens function that defines power such that each meridian corresponds to a respective constant power; applying a modification function to the standard toric lens function to obtain a modified toric lens function, wherein the modification function is a function of radial position and angle position relative to the reference meridian, and wherein the modified toric lens function results in non-constant power along at least one meridian;
wherein the non-constant power monotonically varies in a continuous manner with increasing radial position; andfabricating the toric ophthalmic lens in accordance with the modified toric lens function. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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