VARIABLE FOCUS LENS WITH 3D ENVIRONMENT SENSING

• Main Authors: BARANTON, Konogan, ROUSSEAU, Denis
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.10.2024
• Subjects: CONTACT LENSES; OPTICS; PHYSICS; SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURESAS SPECTACLES

The disclosure relates to an optical device, a wearer having a prescription for at least one eye, the optical device comprising at least: - an active programmable lens comprising a first zone configured to provide to the wearer, in standard wearing conditions, a correction of said at least one eye based on said prescription, according to a first adjustable dioptric function, the first adjustable function is depending on said prescription and on vision distance data, - a vision distance data providing means configured to provide first vision distance data corresponding to a first distance between a first object in the environment of the wearer and the active programmable lens, said first object being in a field of view of the active programmable lens, defined by said first zone, and said first distance being taken according to a direction defined by said first zone of the active programmable lens, and - an optical power controller comprising: - means for storing vision distance data provided by the vision distance data providing means and at least two predetermined optical power states, each predetermined optical power state corresponding to an optical power value relative to a range of vision distance; and - means for controlling the first adjustable dioptric function of the first zone of the active programmable lens, wherein controlling comprises adjusting the first adjustable dioptric function of the first zone of the active programmable lens according to an optical power state based on the provided first vision distance data.