Ciba-geigy Corporation

Harro Hofliger Verpackungsmasghinen Gmbh

Eberhard Vaas

Gunther Krieg

Peter Hagmann

Manfred Reiser

Peter Hofer

Gerhard Barth

A method for the manufacture of contact lenses, especially individually fitted contact lenses, and a contact lens production system therefor is described, wherein the topography of the surface of the eye is measured three-dimensionally, the geometry of the rear face of the lens is determined so as to fit the topography measured, the optical effect of a lachrymal lens which is formed between the rear face of the lens and the surface of the eye is determined, the geometry of the front face of the lens is determined taking into account the optical effect of the lachrymal lens and the sight correction to be achieved, and the data so obtained for the lens geometry of the front and rear faces of the lens are stored and transferred to a control arrangement for the manufacture of the lens in a machine tool.

Method for the manufacture of contact lenses

A method is proposed for detecting foreign bodies in fluids to investigate the fluids such as infusion liquids for foreign bodies which can lead to the plugging of infusion needles or other dangers for a patient. In the method light is directed onto the fluid and the light departing from this fluid is detected. The fluid is illuminated evenly with polarized light, and the light penetrating through the fluid is further dimmed by further polarization. The light intensity of individual measuring regions is measured through photo-electric sensing and the measured intensity is compared with an adjustable threshold so that when the threshold is exceeded at any given time during a measuring interval, corresponding signals are produced.

Method and apparatus for the determination of foreign bodies in fluids

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Pforzheim, Germany

Eberhard Vaas