Full depth of focus intraocular lens
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.
1. An intraocular lens comprising:
an anterior optical surface and a posterior optical surface, at least one of the anterior optical surface and the posterior optical 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 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, the first microstructure pattern defined by a first step pattern; and
a second microstructure pattern formed in the second surface region, the second microstructure pattern configured to provide trifocal vision in the mesopic aperture, wherein:
the second microstructure pattern is defined by a second step pattern different from the first step pattern, the second step pattern comprising a first step having a first step height, a second step adjacent to the first step in a given direction and having a second step height, and a third step adjacent to the second step in the given direction and having a third step height;
the first, second, and third step heights are different from each other such that either:
the second step height is greater than both the first step height and the third step height; or
the second step height is less than both the first step height and the third step height.
2. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the first step pattern is defined by a step height, a step width, and a phase value.
3. An intraocular lens comprising:
a first microstructure pattern formed in a first surface region of an optic zone corresponding to a photopic aperture of a pupil, 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, the first microstructure pattern defined by a first step pattern;
a second surface region of an optic zone corresponding to a difference between the photopic aperture and a mesopic aperture of the pupil; and
a second microstructure pattern formed in the second surface region, the second microstructure pattern configured to provide trifocal vision in the mesopic aperture, wherein:
the second microstructure pattern is defined by a second step pattern different form the first step pattern, the second step pattern comprising a first step having a first step height, a second step adjacent to the first step in a given direction and having a second step height, and a third step adjacent to the second step in the given direction and having a third step height;
the first, second, and third step heights are different from each other such that either:
the second step height is greater than both the first step height and the third step height; or
the second step height is less than both the first step height and the third step height.
4. The intraocular lens of claim 3 , wherein the first step pattern is defined by a step height, a step width, and a phase value.
5. An intraocular lens comprising:
an anterior optical surface and a posterior optical surface, at least one of the anterior optical surface and the posterior optical 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 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, wherein:
the first microstructure pattern is defined by a first step pattern comprising a first step having a first step height, a second step adjacent to the first step in a given direction and having a second step height, and a third step adjacent to the second step in the given direction and having a third step height;
the first, second, and third step heights are different from each other such that either:
the second step height is greater than both the first step height and the third step height; or
the second step height is less than both the first step height and the third step height; and
a second microstructure pattern formed in the second surface region, the second microstructure pattern defined by a second step pattern different from the first step pattern.
6. The intraocular lens of claim 5 , wherein the second microstructure pattern is configured to provide bifocal vision in the mesopic aperture.
7. The intraocular lens of claim 5 , wherein the second microstructure pattern is configured to provide trifocal vision in the mesopic aperture.
8. The intraocular lens of claim 5 , wherein the second step pattern is defined by a step height, a step width, and a phase value.