System incorporating two different sphero-non-spherical contact lenses for correcting presbyopia
CA 2199247 C · Owner: Les Laboratoires Opti-Centre Inc. · Inventors: Mercure, Robert
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The first contact lens (1) is placed on the dominating eye and includes a central spherical area (5) for distance vision which is, surrounded by an annular non-spherical area (7) having a diopter in the form of progessive addition which varies from zero addition at the inner periphery to a maximum addition at the outer periphery and which enables vision, at all distances including reading. The second contact lens (3) is placed on the dominated eye. The central area (13) is spherical and adjusted for reading. The non-spherical annular area (15) has a progressive reduction from maximum addition to zero addition which enables vision from reading to intermediate and distance vision. This system …
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- Filed January 10, 1996 and granted June 23, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 10, 2016.
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