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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2017
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Melissa D. Bailey, Gahanna, OH (US);
Joseph T. Barr, Dublin, OH (US);
OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a contact lens comprising a lenticular in a superior portion of the contact lens wherein the contact lens attaches to an upper eyelid of a wearer by the lenticular interacting with an upper tarsal plate of the upper eyelid of a wearer, said interaction allows the contact lens to translate upwards in downgaze and maintain rotational stability. In one aspect, the lenticular has a top surface, said top surface having a shape selected from the group consisting of flat, flat with rounded corners, concave, convex or tapered having a thicker portion closer to an edge of the contact lens, or combinations thereof. In another aspect, the lenticular is comprised of a plurality of lenticular sections. In yet another aspect, the lenticular is anatomically-shaped.