IP Library Granted Patent US 7,637,614
Granted Patent B2
US 7,637,614 · App. 11/724,604 · Granted Dec 29, 2009

Method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens

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Patent No.
US 7,637,614
App. No.
11/724,604
Granted
Dec 29, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens for a given wearer comprises the stages of: determining the axial length (LA) of the wearer's eye, determining an ergorama associating a sight point with each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, determining power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, the targets being a function of the axial length of the wearer's eye, calculating the power required on the lens for each direction of viewing by successive iterations in order to obtain the target power defect and the target resulting astigmatism.

Claims (12)

1. Method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens personalized for a given wearer who has received a far vision prescription and for whom a power addition has been prescribed for near vision, the method comprising the stages of:

determining the axial length of the wearer's eye;

determining an ergorama associating a sight point with each direction of viewing under wearing conditions;

determining power and resulting astigmatism defect targets for each direction of viewing under wearing conditions, the targets being a function of the axial length of the wearer's eye;

calculating the power required on the lens for each direction of viewing by successive iterations in order to obtain the target power defect and the target resulting astigmatism.

2. The method of claim 1 , in which the stage of determining the axial length of the eye is carried out using the wearer's far vision prescription.

3. The method of claim 1 , in which the stage of determining the axial length (LA) of the eye is carried out using the wearer's far vision prescription and the measurement of the radius of the wearer's cornea.

4. The method of one of claims 1 to 3 , in which a position of the centre of rotation of the eye is calculated using the determined axial length of the eye.

5. The method of one of claims 1 to 3 , in which the stage of determining the targets comprises determining the power and resulting astigmatism defect gradients and determining the power and resulting astigmatism defect field widths.

6. A progressive ophthalmic lens personalized for the needs of a wearer determined by the method of claim 1 .

7. A visual device comprising at least one lens according to claim 6 .

8. A method for correcting the vision of a presbyopic subject, which comprises providing the subject with, or the wearing by the subject of, a device according to claim 7 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2018
From: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE D'OPTIQUE)
To: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 045853/0275 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2007
From: BERTHEZENE, MARIE-ANNE; CARIMALO, CELINE; DE GAUDEMARIS, DIANE; GUILLOUX, CYRIL
To: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
Reel/Frame 019484/0096 →