Ophthalmic lens with an optically non-coaxial zone for myopia control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10901237-B2
Application number	US-201815876595-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2018
Priority date	Jan 22, 2018
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to ophthalmic devices such as ophthalmic lenses. An ophthalmic device may comprise an ophthalmic lens for at least one of slowing, retarding or preventing myopia progression. The ophthalmic lens may comprise a center zone with a negative power for myopic vision correction; and at least one treatment zone surrounding the center zone, the at least one treatment zone having a power profile comprising an ADD power, the at least one treatment zone having a surface shape comprising a portion of a generally toroidal shape, wherein the at least one treatment zone is arranged as to form a continuous surface with the center zone.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ophthalmic lens for at least one of slowing, retarding or preventing myopia progression, the ophthalmic lens comprising:
a center zone with a negative power for myopic vision correction; and
at least one treatment zone surrounding the center zone, the at least one treatment zone having a power profile comprising a positive power relative to the center zone, the at least one treatment zone having a surface shape projecting outwardly from a front surface of said ophthalmic lens and comprising a portion of a generally toroidal shape, wherein the at least one treatment zone is arranged as to form a continuous surface with the center zone, wherein the at least one treatment zone has an annular configuration sharing a common geometric axis with the center zone, and wherein the surface shape of the at least one treatment zone causes light passing therethough to form a focal ring in front of the retina with infinite focal points, with the locus of each of the infinite focal points on the ring being non-coaxial from the geometric axis of the center zone.

2. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the generally toroidal shape may be derived from a torus (e.g., a spheroidal torus), after making a slice in the shape of the surface of a right circular cone through the surface of the spheroidal torus wherein the principal axis of the cone is coincident with the axis of rotation about which the torus is generated.

3. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one treatment zone is configured to minimize generation of a focal point behind a retinal plane of the eye of a wearer.

4. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 1 , further comprising a transition zone disposed between then center zone and the at least one treatment zone such that the at least one treatment zone, the transition zone, and the center zone form a continuous surface.

5. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one treatment zone comprises an ADD power relative to the myopia correction power of greater than +0.50 D.

6. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one treatment zone comprises an optical power from about −10.00 D to about +15.00 D.

7. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the center zone is about 2 mm to about 7 mm.

8. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one treatment zone has an outer margin at about 4.5 mm from a center of the lens.

9. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 1 , wherein a halo effect is minimized.

10. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 1 , wherein the ophthalmic lens comprises a contact lens.

11. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 1 , wherein the ophthalmic lens comprises a spectacle lens.

12. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 1 , wherein the ophthalmic lens comprises an intraocular lens, a corneal inlay, or a corneal onlay.

13. The ophthalmic according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more stabilization mechanisms.

14. An ophthalmic lens for at least one of slowing, retarding or preventing myopia progression, the ophthalmic lens comprising:
a center zone with a negative power for myopic vision correction, the center zone having a principal axis orthogonal to a surface thereof and passing through a center of the ophthalmic lens; and
at least one treatment zone surrounding the center zone, the at least one treatment zone having a power profile comprising a positive power relative to the center zone, the at least one treatment zone having a surface shape projecting outwardly from a front surface of said ophthalmic lens and comprising a portion of a generally toroidal shape, wherein the at least one treatment zone is arranged as to form a continuous surface with the center zone, and wherein the at least one treatment zone has a tilt angle configured to direct an innermost ray relative to a cross section of the treatment zone to cross the principal axis at a point that is at or anterior to a retinal plane of a wearer of the ophthalmic lens, wherein the at least one treatment zone has an annular configuration sharing a common geometric axis with the center zone, and wherein the surface shape of the at least one treatment zone causes light passing therethough to form a focal ring in front of the retina with infinite focal points, with the locus of each of the infinite focal points on the ring being non-coaxial from the geometric axis of the center zone.

15. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 14 , wherein the tilt angle is configured to direct the innermost ray to cross the principal axis at a point between the retinal plane and a point on the principal axis that represents a coincident point focus of the treatment zone.

16. The ophthalmic lens of claim 14 , wherein the portion of the generally toroidal shape may be derived from a torus (e.g., a spheroidal torus), after making a slice in the shape of the surface of a right circular cone through the surface of the spheroidal torus wherein the principal axis of the cone is coincident with the axis of rotation about which the torus is generated.

17. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 14 , further comprising a transition zone disposed between then center zone and the at least one treatment zone such that the at least one treatment zone, the transition zone, and the center zone form a continuous surface.

18. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one treatment zone comprises an ADD power relative to myopia correction power of greater than +5.00 D.

19. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one treatment zone comprises an optical power from about −10.00 D to about +15.00 D.

20. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 19 , wherein the tilt angle is dependent upon the optical power of the treatment zone.

21. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 14 , wherein a diameter of the center zone is about 3 mm to about 7 mm.

22. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one treatment zone has an outer margin at about 4.5 mm from a center of the lens.

23. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 14 , wherein a halo effect is minimized.

24. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 14 , wherein the ophthalmic lenses comprises a contact lens.

25. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 14 , wherein the ophthalmic lenses comprises a spectacle lens.

26. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 14 , wherein the ophthalmic lens comprises an intraocular lens, a corneal inlay, or a corneal onlay.

27. The ophthalmic according to claim 14 , further comprising one or more stabilization mechanisms.

Assignees

• Johnson & Johnson Vision Care

Inventors

• Brennan Noel A
• Cheng Xu
• Hernandez Jaclyn V
• Collins Michael J
• Davis Brett A
• Yi Fan
• Nankivil Derek Dean

Classifications

• G02C7/06

  bifocal; multifocal {; progressive (G02C7/041 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• A61F2002/1696

  Having structure for blocking or reducing amount of light transmitted, e.g. glare reduction · CPC title

• G02C7/048

  Means for stabilising the orientation of lenses in the eye · CPC title

• A61F2/1613

  having special lens configurations, e.g. multipart lenses; having particular optical properties, e.g. pseudo-accommodative lenses, lenses having aberration corrections, diffractive lenses, lenses for variably absorbing electromagnetic radiation, lenses having variable focus · CPC title

• A61F2/1451

  Inlays or onlays · CPC title