METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCAPSULATING A RIGID INSERT IN A CONTACT LENS FOR CORRRECTING VISION IN ASTIGMATIC PATIENTS

The present invention, as described above and as further defined by the claims below, provides methods for forming an Ophthalmic Lens that encapsulates a Rigid Insert, wherein the Rigid Insert may be tailored to correct specific astigmatic characteristics of an eye and apparatus for implementing suc...

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Main Authors SNOOK SHARIKA, RIALL JAMES DANIEL, HIGHAM CAMILLE, KERNICK EDWARD R, PUGH RANDALL B, OTTS DANIEL B, FLITSCH FREDERICK A, PUTT KARSON S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.09.2014
Subjects
CONTACT LENSES
OPTICS
PHYSICS
SPECTACLES
SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURESAS SPECTACLES
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Summary:The present invention, as described above and as further defined by the claims below, provides methods for forming an Ophthalmic Lens that encapsulates a Rigid Insert, wherein the Rigid Insert may be tailored to correct specific astigmatic characteristics of an eye and apparatus for implementing such methods, as well as Ophthalmic Lenses formed with the Rigid Inserts.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201313833967