Electro-optic lens with integrated components

1. An optical lens system comprising:

a first optical lens having a first region and a perimeter region;

an electro-active refractive matrix coupled to the first region of the optical lens, the electro-active refractive matrix capable of altering an optical power of the optical lens system,

the perimeter region of the lens being removable from the optical lens without removing a portion of said electro-active refractive matrix to configure the optical lens for a specific eyeglass frame.

2. The optical lens system of claim 1 wherein more than 30% of the perimeter region of the lens may be removed from the optical lens to configure the optical lens for a specific eyeglass frame.

3. The optical lens system of claim 1 wherein more than 60% of the perimeter region of the lens may be removed from the optical lens to configure the optical lens for a specific eyeglass frame.

4. The optical lens system of claim 1 wherein the electro-active refractive matrix is associated with patterned electrodes.

5. The optical lens system of claim 1 wherein the electro-active refractive matrix is associated with a diffractive element.

6. The optical lens system of claim 1 wherein the electro-active refractive matrix is associated with a plurality of pixilated elements.

7. The optical lens system of claim 1 further comprising:

a controller and a conductor bus coupled to the first optical lens.

8. The optical lens system of claim 7 wherein the controller includes a power source.

9. The optical lens system of claim 1 further comprising:

a second optical lens coupled to the first optical lens, the second optical lens covering at least a portion of the electro-active refractive matrix.

10. The optical lens system of claim 1 further comprising:

a conductor bus positioned along a radius of the first optical lens, the conductor bus coupling the perimeter region of the first optical lens to the electro-active refractive matrix.

11. The optical lens system of claim 1 further comprising:

a range finder coupled to the first optical lens; and a power source coupled to the first optical lens.

12. The optical lens system of claim 1 wherein the electro-active refractive matrix is coupled to a carrier.

13. The optical lens system of claim 12 wherein a controller, a range finder, and a power source are coupled to the carrier and wherein the electro-active refractive matrix is associated with a diffractive element.

14. A method of assembling eyewear comprising:

providing a lens system having an electro-active refractive matrix, the electro-active refractive matrix capable of altering an optical power of the optical lens system, the lens system also having a fixed outer surface;

modifying the shape of the lens system by edging an outer perimeter of the lens system without removing a portion of said electro-active matrix; and

placing the lens system into an eyewear frame.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

coupling a conductor of the lens system to a conductor of the eyewear frame.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the electro-active refractive matrix includes a plurality of individual pixels.

17. A method of assembling an optical lens system comprising:

providing a lens blank, the lens blank having an electro-active refractive matrix capable of altering an optical power of the optical lens system to provide vision correction; and

removing material from the lens blank to configure the lens blank to fit within a specified eyeglass frame without removing a portion of said electro-active refractive matrix.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the electro-active refractive matrix contains patterned electrodes.

19. The method of claim 14 further comprising associating the electro-active refractive matrix with a diffractive element.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising association the electro-active refractive matrix with a diffractive element.