IP Library Granted Patent US 11,751,990
Granted Patent B2
US 11,751,990 · App. 16/381,359 · Granted Sep 12, 2023

Full depth of focus intraocular lens

Inventor: Yueai Liu (Arlington, TX)
Assignee: Alcon Inc.
A61F2/1618A61F2/1621A61F2/1654A61F2002/1683
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Patent No.
US 11,751,990
App. No.
16/381,359
Granted
Sep 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ophthalmic lens comprising an anterior surface and a posterior surface, at least one of the anterior surface and posterior surface including a first surface region corresponding to a photopic aperture of a pupil and a second surface region corresponding to a difference between the photopic aperture and a mesopic aperture of the pupil. A first microstructure pattern formed in a the first surface region, the first microstructure pattern introducing a phase perturbation into an optical path of incoming light such that a full depth of focus for photopic vision is provided.

Claims (8)

1. An intraocular lens (IOL) comprising:

an anterior surface and a posterior surface, at least one of the anterior surface and posterior surface including a first surface region corresponding to a photopic aperture of a pupil and a second surface region corresponding to a difference between the photopic aperture and a mesopic aperture of the pupil; and

a first microstructure pattern formed in the first surface region, the first microstructure pattern comprising a plurality of structures having non-repetitive and non-gradual step heights for introducing a phase perturbation into an optical path of incoming light such that a continuous full depth of focus for photopic vision is provided,

wherein the first microstructure pattern is defined by a step pattern.

2. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the second surface region is refractive and provides monofocal vision in the mesopic aperture.

3. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , further comprising a second microstructure pattern formed in the second surface region, the second microstructure pattern configured to provide bifocal vision in the mesopic aperture.

4. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , further comprising a second microstructure pattern formed in the second surface region, the second microstructure pattern is configured to provide trifocal vision in the mesopic aperture.

5. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the step pattern is defined by a step height, a step width, and a phase value.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2019
From: LIU, YUEAI
To: ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.
Reel/Frame 048873/0620 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 12, 2019
From: ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.
To: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 048873/0691 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2019
From: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC
To: ALCON INC.
Reel/Frame 048873/0739 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62656400 · Apr 12, 2018
Related Publication 20190314148A1 · Oct 17, 2019