IP Library Granted Patent US 9,885,884
Granted Patent B2
US 9,885,884 · App. 15/091,073 · Granted Feb 6, 2018

Myopia control optical system

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Patent No.
US 9,885,884
App. No.
15/091,073
Granted
Feb 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical system having a transmission pattern comprising at least a first zone Z 1 extending from at or about 380 nm to a first limit L 1 between Z 1 , and a second zone Z 2 . A third zone Z 3 extends from a second limit L 2 between Z 2 and Z 3 to about 780 nm. L 1 may be greater than or equal to or about 436 nm. Second limit L 2 may be greater than L 1 and smaller than or equal to or about 487 nm. The average transmission values T 1 , T 2 , T 3 , in each zone Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 may be: T 2>5*( T 1+ T 3)/2, with T 1 the average transmission over Z 1, T 2 the average transmission over Z 2, T 3 the average transmission over Z 3. T 1 and T 3 may be greater than or equal to or about 3% and smaller than or equal to or about 70%. T 2 may be greater than or equal to or about 75%.

Claims (26)

1. An optical system comprising multiple filters or multiple dyes, having a transmission pattern comprising at least a first zone Z 1 extending from 380 nm to a first limit L 1 between the first zone Z 1 and a second zone Z 2 , and a third zone Z 3 extending from a second limit L 2 between the second zone Z 2 and the third zone Z 3 to 780 nm,

wherein the first limit L 1 is greater than or equal to 436 nm and the second limit L 2 is greater than the first limit L 1 and smaller than or equal to 487 nm;

the average transmission values T 1 , T 2 , T 3 , in each zone Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 are such as:

T 2>5*( T 1+ T 3)/2, with

T 1 the average transmission over the first zone Z 1 ,

T 2 the average transmission over the second zone Z 2 , and

T 3 the average transmission over the third zone Z 3 ,

T 1 and T 3 each being greater than or equal to 3% and each being smaller than 37%,

wherein the average transmission values T 1 and T 3 are selected such that 5*(T 1 +T 3 )/2<100%, and

wherein the transmission pattern is configured such that it provides non-zero transmission extending throughout the range of 380 nm to 780 nm.

2. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the first limit L 1 is greater than or equal to 446 nm.

3. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the second limit L 2 is smaller than or equal to 477 nm.

4. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the average transmission T 2 over the second zone Z 2 is greater than or equal to 75%.

5. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the average transmission T 1 over the first zone Z 1 is smaller than or equal to the average transmission T 3 over the third zone Z 3 .

6. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the average transmission T 1 over the first zone Z 1 is greater than or equal to 8% and smaller than 37%.

7. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the average transmission T 1 over the first zone Z 1 is greater than or equal to 8% and smaller than or equal to 18%.

8. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the average transmission T 3 over the third zone Z 3 is greater than or equal to 8% and smaller than 37%.

9. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the average transmission T 3 over the third zone Z 3 is greater than or equal to 8% and smaller than or equal to 18%.

10. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system is an optical system selected among the list of optical systems consisting of optical lens, ophthalmic lens, spectacle lens, contact lens, intraocular lens.

11. A method for selecting an optical system adapted for a wearer, the method comprising the steps of:

forming a plurality of optical systems, each optical system of the plurality of optical systems being the optical system of claim 1 ;

measuring the effect of the different optical systems on the size of the pupil of the wearer; and

selecting the optical system from the plurality of optical systems having the greatest average transmission value over the first and third zones and for which the wearer's pupil diameter has increased by at least 0.5 mm when wearing the optical system.

12. A method to slow down myopia progression of a wearer, comprising:

wearing the optical system according to claim 1 .

13. The optical system according to claim 1 for slowing down myopia progression of a wearer.

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 Apr 15, 2016
From: DROBE, BJORN
To: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
Reel/Frame 038291/0762 →