Method and apparatus for a variable power opthalmic lens

• Main Authors: Kernick, Edward R, Pugh, Randall B, Riall, James Daniel, Arrubla, Andres F, Flitsch, Frederick A, Otts, Daniel B, Wooley, C. Benjamin
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.05.2018
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CONTACT LENSES; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PHYSICS; PROSTHESES; SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURESAS SPECTACLES; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing an ophthalmic lens with diffractive/refractive variable optic structures. An energy source is capable of powering the variable optic included within the ophthalmic lens as it may be predetermined. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is cast molded from a silicone hydrogel.