Filtering eyewear and optics for ocular photo-bio-stimulation
A device providing ocular photo-bio-stimulation therapy.
1 . A wearable eyewear device comprising a filtered lens or filtered optic, wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic provides a light transmission of 40% or more of ocular photo-bio-stimulation light through and measured within a light wavelength range of at least one of 480 nm+/−30 nm or 500 nm+/−20 nm, to an eye of a wearer of the wearable eyewear device, wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic further provides a visible light transmission (VLT) of 30% or less, and wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic provides for a visible light transmission percentage for a light wavelength range of 451 nm-495 nm that is 1.5 times or greater than a visible light transmission percentage for a light wavelength range of 496 nm-570 nm, and wherein a visible light transmission percentage for the light wavelength range of 496 nm-570 nm is 2.5 times or greater than a visible light transmission percentage for a light wavelength range of 571 nm-780 nm.
2 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the ocular photo-bio-stimulation light transmitted by the filtered lens or filtered optic increases a production of dopamine, serotonin, or both, in an eye and/or a brain of the wearer of the wearable eyewear device as compared to conventional sunglasses.
3 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable eyewear device can be utilized on its own for daily wear and is a first eyewear, or wherein the first eyewear fits over, behind, or around, a second eyewear frame or a lens of the second eyewear frame, or wherein the wearable eyewear device is supported by or releasably attachable to the second eyewear frame or the lens of the second eyewear frame.
4 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 3 , wherein the eyeglass lens of the wearable device or the second eyewear frame comprises a central zone for correcting distance vision of the wearer of the wearable eyewear device, and wherein the eyeglass lens of the wearable device or the second eyewear frame comprises or is a lens comprising one or more of: H.A.L.T. technology (Highly Aspheric Lenslet Target), D.I.M.S. technology (Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments), alternating optical rings for focus and defocus, light dispersion or diffusion, increased minus optical power of a peripheral zone of the eyeglass lens of the second eyewear frame compared to an optical power of the central zone, or a myopia control lens.
5 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 3 , wherein the eyeglass lens of the wearable device or the second eyewear frame comprises one or more of: rings of optical defocus, Fresnel rings, chromatic aberration focused lens technology, aspheric lenslets, micro-lenslets, a lenslet micro-array, nanoparticles or micro structured materials, or optical islands causing defocus or lack of focus.
6 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 3 , wherein the eyeglass lens of the second eyewear frame comprises optical power, and wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic of the wearable eyewear device comprises a plano optical power in a central zone.
7 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 3 , wherein the lens of the second eyewear frame corrects a wearer's vision, wherein the first eyewear fits around or over the second eyewear frame or the lens of the second eyewear frame, or wherein the first eyewear is supported by or attached to the second eyewear frame or the lens of the second eyewear frame.
8 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic comprises one or more of: an interference filter, an absorption filter, a light absorber, dye, a neutral density filter, a bandpass filter, a notch filter, or blue light filter.
9 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic primarily filters light within the light wavelength range of 480 nm+/−30 nm, and also filters light within light wavelength ranges of 580 nm+/−20 nm or 600 nm+/−30 nm, and wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic comprises a reddish-brown color tone or a greenish color tone.
10 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable eyewear device is one of: fit-over eyewear, disposable eyewear, clip-on eyewear, magnetically attachable eyewear, pressure-mounted eyewear, rollable eyewear, statically attachable eyewear, or eyewear.
11 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable eyewear device is sunglasses.
12 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic has an optical power or is plano (devoid of optical power).
13 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the light intensity of the transmitted wavelengths within the range of 480 nm+/−30 nm or 500 nm+/−20 nm that passes through a last surface of the filtered lens or filtered optic closest to an eye of the wearer is 300 lux or greater.
14 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein ocular photo-bio-stimulation light transmitted through the filtered lens or filtered optic increases choroidal thickness and/or reduces or slows axial elongation of an eye of the wearer of the wearable eyewear device.
15 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the ocular photo-bio-stimulation light transmitted through the filtered lens or filtered optic slows down myopia progression of an eye of the wearer of the wearable eyewear device.
16 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the ocular photo-bio-stimulation light transmitted through the filtered lens or filtered optic excites rhodopsin and/or melanopsin of an eye of the wearer of the wearable eyewear device.
17 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of: a timer, an alarm, a sound alarm, a vibration alarm, a light alarm, a light switch, wired or wireless communication to a remote third party, a computer processing unit, a sensor(s) for monitoring a physiological response of the wearer, or one or more sensors providing biofeedback of or from the wearer.
18 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , further comprising a biofeedback component, wherein the biofeedback is a measurement of a size of a pupil or a blink rate of the wearer.
19 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic comprises an imbibed tint or a dye.
20 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic comprises a deposition coating or spin coating.
21 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic is a single vision lens or single vision optic or a multifocal lens or multifocal optic.
22 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic comprises a surface cast layer that filters light.
23 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic comprises a progressive addition lens topography.
24 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable eyewear device is one of spectacle eyewear, extended reality (XR) eyewear, modified reality eyewear, a Fresnel lens or optic, a contact lens, an intraocular lens, or a corneal implant.
25 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic comprises a blue light transmission percentage for the light wavelength range of 451 nm-495 nm that is 1.5 times or greater than the visible light transmission (VLT) through the filtered lens or filtered optic, and wherein the blue light transmission percentage is 1.5 times or greater than a green light transmission percentage within the range of 496 nm-570 nm.
26 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the filtered lens or filtered optic complies with traffic signal light standards so that a wearer of the wearable eyewear device can sufficiently identify colors of stop lights, traffic lights, and/or other road signs or signals.
27 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of: H.A.L.T. technology (Highly Aspheric Lenslet Target); D.I.M.S. technology (Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments); alternating optical rings for focus and defocus; Fresnel optics or Fresnel rings; light dispersion or diffusion; the filtered lens or optic, wherein the filtered lens or optic has a central zone and at least one peripheral zone, wherein the at least one peripheral zone has one or more of increased minus optical power or increased plus optical power when compared to an optical power of the central zone; or a myopia control lens.
28 . The wearable eyewear device of claim 1 , wherein the photo-bio-stimulation light is emitted from at least one of: a light emitter, light emitters, light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”), organic LEDs (OLEDs), transparent organic LEDs, micro-organic LEDs (micro-oLEDs), micro-LEDs, ionic liquids for electrochemical devices (“iLEDs”), micro-iLEDSs, organic LEDs, quantum dots, fluorescent light, incandescent light, particles that fluoresce, ambient light, sunlight, or an electronic display.