Ophthalmological lens

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12345959-B2
Application number	US-202017434570-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 18, 2020
Priority date	Jun 26, 2019
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

Provided is an ophthalmological lens configured to provide a near-sightedness progression suppression effect using a monochromatic aberration of a pencil that is a bundle of rays passing through the ophthalmological lens and passing through a pupil, the ophthalmological lens including a wavelength filter for attenuating light of a long wavelength longer than a set dominant wavelength, and technology related thereto.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An ophthalmological lens suppressing progression of near-sightedness using a monochromatic aberration of a pencil that is a bundle of rays passing through the ophthalmological lens and passing through a pupil, the ophthalmological lens comprising:
a wavelength filter for attenuating light of a long wavelength longer than a dominant wavelength in a range of 500 to 585 nm;
a predetermined location (AP);
a base portion (BP) that is a portion adjacent to the predetermined location (AP);
a passing region through which the pencil travels,
wherein light is focused on a retina as well as a location other than the retina due to the predetermined location (AP) and the base portion (BP),
wherein the predetermined location (AP) satisfies at least one of conditions (1) to (3) as follows:
(1) the predetermined location (AP) includes a convex portion region that protrudes from the base portion (BP) of at least one of an eyeball-side surface and an object-side surface of the ophthalmological lens so as to focus a portion of the pencil on an overfocus side relative to the retina, and more than one of the predetermined locations (AP) are surrounded by the base portion (BP),
(2) the predetermined location (AP) includes a diffraction structure on at least one of the eyeball-side surface and the object-side surface of the ophthalmological lens so as to focus a part of the pencil on the overfocus side relative to the retina using a diffractive action of the predetermined location (AP), and
(3) the predetermined location (AP), which is provided on at least one of the eyeball-side surface and the object-side surface of the ophthalmological lens, includes a different-refractive-index-material region having a refractive index different from the refractive index of the base portion (BP), so as to focus a part of the pencil on the overfocus side relative to the retina using a reciprocal action of the predetermined location (AP) and the base portion (BP),

wherein by passing the pencil through the passing region with a diameter of 4 mm, in which both of the predetermined location (AP) and the base portion (BP) are encompassed, a high-order monochromatic aberration having a fourth order or higher is added to the pencil.

2. The ophthalmological lens according to claim 1 , wherein
the wavelength filter is provided on at least one of the convex portion region, the diffraction structure, and the different refractive index material region.

3. The ophthalmological lens according to claim 1 , wherein the dominant wavelength is in a range of 532 to 575 nm.

4. The ophthalmological lens according to claim 1 , wherein the wavelength filter attenuates light with a wavelength in a range of 564 to 570 nm.

5. The ophthalmological lens according to claim 1 , wherein the ophthalmological lens is an eyeglass lens.

6. The ophthalmological lens according to claim 2 , wherein the set dominant wavelength is one value in a range of 532 to 575 nm.

7. The ophthalmological lens according to claim 2 , wherein the wavelength filter is one value in a range of wavelengths of 564 to 570 nm.

8. The ophthalmological lens according to claim 1 , wherein the ophthalmological lens configured to provide a near-sightedness progression suppression effect using a monochromatic aberration of a pencil that is a bundle of rays passing through the ophthalmological lens and passing through a pupil, the ophthalmological lens having a spectral transmittance set such that an average value of a defocus amount (Diopter)×an amount of light focused on an underfocus side relative to a retina is smaller than an average value of a defocus amount (Diopter)×an amount of light focused on an overfocus side relative to the retina.

Assignees

• Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd

Inventors

• Iguchi Yuki
• Matsuoka Shohei
• Mukaiyama Hiroyuki

Classifications

• G02C7/021

  with pattern for identification or with cosmetic or therapeutic effects (methods and processes take preference, e.g. printing, marking or copying processes B41M; identification in general G09F3/00; producing decorative effects in general B44C; surface treatment of glass C03C15/00 - C03C23/00; positioning or marking of lenses B24B13/0055) · CPC title

• G02C2202/24

  Myopia progression prevention · CPC title

• B29D11/00865

  Applying coatings; tinting; colouring (printing, marking or copying processes B41M; identification in general G09F3/00; producing decorative effects in general B44C; positioning or marking of lenses B24B13/0055) · CPC title

• B29D11/00326

  having particular surface properties, e.g. a micropattern · CPC title

• B29D11/00009

  Production of simple or compound lenses · CPC title