CA2215916A1 - Hard/soft superposition progressive lens design - Google Patents

Hard/soft superposition progressive lens design

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Publication number
CA2215916A1
CA2215916A1 CA002215916A CA2215916A CA2215916A1 CA 2215916 A1 CA2215916 A1 CA 2215916A1 CA 002215916 A CA002215916 A CA 002215916A CA 2215916 A CA2215916 A CA 2215916A CA 2215916 A1 CA2215916 A1 CA 2215916A1
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Prior art keywords
lens design
hard
soft
superposition
progressive lens
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CA002215916A
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French (fr)
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CA2215916C (en
Inventor
John T. Winthrop
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Carl Zeiss Vision Inc
Original Assignee
Sola International Inc.
John T. Winthrop
American Optical Corporation
Carl Zeiss Vision Inc.
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Priority claimed from US08/588,977 external-priority patent/US5726734A/en
Application filed by Sola International Inc., John T. Winthrop, American Optical Corporation, Carl Zeiss Vision Inc. filed Critical Sola International Inc.
Publication of CA2215916A1 publication Critical patent/CA2215916A1/en
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Publication of CA2215916C publication Critical patent/CA2215916C/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C7/00—Optical parts
    • G02C7/02—Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
    • G02C7/06—Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses bifocal; multifocal ; progressive
    • G02C7/061—Spectacle lenses with progressively varying focal power
    • G02C7/063—Shape of the progressive surface

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Eyeglasses (AREA)

Abstract

A progressive ophthalmic lens is presented which is a linear composite of a hard lens design and a soft lens design resulting in a composite lens which combines features of the visual utility of a hard lens design with the visual comfort of a soft lens design.
CA002215916A 1996-01-19 1997-01-07 Hard/soft superposition progressive lens design Expired - Lifetime CA2215916C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/588,977 US5726734A (en) 1996-01-19 1996-01-19 Hard/soft superposition progressive lens design
US08/588,977 1996-01-19
PCT/US1997/000059 WO1997026579A1 (en) 1996-01-19 1997-01-07 Hard/soft superposition progressive lens design

Publications (2)

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CA2215916A1 true CA2215916A1 (en) 1997-07-24
CA2215916C CA2215916C (en) 2006-03-28

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CA002215916A Expired - Lifetime CA2215916C (en) 1996-01-19 1997-01-07 Hard/soft superposition progressive lens design

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